What is the role of Act 3, scene 3 of Othello and how does it relate to the whole play Character: I am focusing on Othello and Iago.

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Rakesh Sorathia

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What is the role of Act 3, scene 3 of Othello and how does it relate to the whole play

Character: I am focusing on Othello and Iago.

At the beginning of the play, Othello is very calm and friendly. Evidence of this is “… the goodness of the night upon you, friend…” This shows that Othello is calm and happy because he calls Cassio his friend.

  Shakespeare shows Othello to be calm because of his word choices. These include words such as friend.

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At the end of Act 3, Scene 3, Othello becomes more aggressive because of what Iago as been telling him. Othello believes that his wife, Desdemona has been cheating on him with Othello’s lieutenant, Cassio. “O monstrous, monstrous” shows that Othello is angry and frustrated because Iago has just told Othello that Cassio thinks about Desdemona in his sleep. In response to this, Othello says, “I’ll tear her all to pieces” which shows that Othello wishes to kill Desdemona. The quotation shows this by having a death and bloody theme to it.

Desdemona and Othello are very close ...

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