Othello - Staging Paper

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es on the opportunity of pouring into his mind a suspicion. Image and the need for resolving doubt occupy his thoughts; they outweigh any desire he might have to believe and prove his wife innocent. The suspicion in Othello’s mind ultimately causes him to contemplate murdering his wife. The director must convey what attitudes and responses Othello would portray. How much should the audience to be able to see of the dream? Should the dream be acted out, or should it be recited? Is this just an innocent dream, or is their a multifaceted meaning behind it? A director can suggest that Iago's true, underlying motive for persecuting Othello is his homosexual love for the general. On the other hand, Iago may be trying to inflict revenge on Othello for past grievances surrounding Desdemona. It is Iago's talent for understanding and manipulating the desires of those around him which makes him both a powerful and a compelling figure throughout these lines. When Othello falls into Iago’s trickery, Iago ultimately has superiority over his victim’s decision making.
In the last few lines, Iago puts a slight twist to his over...