Making closereference to the text, what questions and conflicts are introduced at the start of the play and what effect do they have on your audience?

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Making close reference to the text, what questions and conflicts are introduced at the start of the play and what effect do they have on your audience?

        Othello is introduced mid conversation, during a quarrel between Roderigo and Iago, this immediately captures the attention of the audience because they already seem one step behind; therefore, they are already trying to catch up at the start.   The immediate use of blaspheme from Iago, would have had a great affect, which would have got the seriousness of the quarrel across to the audience almost instantaneously.  Roderigo’s use of the word hate introduces more conflict into the play which includes somebody else not just Iago and Roderigo.

        Iago’s long speech then puts the audience in the picture of exactly what is happening.  Iago’s failure to receive the job that he deserved supplies him with bitter hatred for his Lieutenant, although his character at the very beginning proves nothing more than intriguing.

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“Mere prattle without practice”

Is Iago’s very coarse description of Cassio, the man who took the job he felt he deserved.  The audience at this point are well informed of just how experienced Iago is on the battlefield and just how he could do the job much better than Cassio.  The audience would see that Iago is an experienced ensign, could understand and most likely relate to his nastiness towards Cassio.  Iago gives the idea he has been hard done by and rightfully it can be agreed he has, he informs us of the fact that it is not what ...

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