Othello 3

Day 3 continued...
I have found light amidst the darkness in Othello. It seems as thought Shakespeare finally realized that a man is going to be reading his works at some time or another and decided to include some action! The fight that came after the drinking party deems itself of some worth as one man walks away with a physical wound, and the other hurt in his pride. Iago is slowly proving himself to be a better villain than I thought through his words that are carefully placed within a grand context that results in effects that go along with exactly as he planned. This aspect of the tragedy might become very interesting if, as Iago tells us in asides, what his future plan is so that we know what will actually happen. It seems that he is able to accurately foretell not just what he desires to do, but also what will happen in accordance to the actions that he takes. Is this typical of a tragedy? I guess I will find out in the future. The manipulation that Iago is able to pull of directly and indirectly is very impressive to me. He manipulates those around him through commands, such as to Roderigo, and by his words, such as to Othello. He does this extremely well when he says to Othello, "I had rather have this tongue cut from my mouth than it should do offense to Michael Cassio,"(I.iii.119-120) so as to help the liability of his words be taken into account as the whole truth. It keeps him in the good thoughts of Othello and helps in strengthening his "allegiance" with Cassio as a friend.