Othello Dramatic Reading

For this dramatic reading I chose to read a speaking part of Iago. I chose to do an aggressive and evil tone in my voice because Iago is explaining how he is going to set Cassio up. I also used power in my voice to show how Iago believed the Cassio was inferer to him.  I paused when Iago said “But here they come” in order to show him seeing them. I also put a tone of excitement in that sentence to show how excited he was to make Cassio look like a fool. I emphasized the last two lines because those were Iago’s personal goals for the night.

From this reading I learned that Iago is very manipulative. I also learned that he can have some evil tendencies and likes to perform revenge. He also doesn’t seem to care about anyone else but himself. This can affect the play as a whole because Iago could manipulate everyone. He has no fear of lying, so people could get caught up in all of his dramatic hurtful plots against people. Iago seems to be a very powerful man in Othello.

I believe that my exerpt complicated the conflict. Iago complicated the conflicted by plotting to get Cassio drunk in order to get what he wants. This would be the rising action because it is right before Cassio comes to be tricked into drinking. Iago is also a main conflict in Othello because he is very manipulative and often tricks people into getting what he wants. This has a big impact on the story line because Iago is planning to make Cassio offend many people.