ZOUNDS!

Today's Iago soliloquy jigsaw went really well. After a second go at it, I think most of you got the hang of breaking things down into smaller parts and really analyzing the text that's there. This second solilquy of Iago's really taught us a lot. Iago is extremely paranoid and insecure. He suspects that not only has Othello been with his wife Emilia, but that Cassio has as well. In order to play out his revenge, he will use Cassio against Othello. Iago will tell Othello that Cassio has been with Desdemona and that she is no longer faithful to him. This will drive Othello mad and he will then take out his revenge upon her and Cassio. How will this work out in iago's favor?

The next scene shows how...

We got up and acted out this next scene because it is a dramatic one filled with action. Iago gets Cassio drunk because he knows he has a short temper. Roderigo then did his job of tempting him. But there was another man, Montano, who tempted him, unbeknowingly, as well. Cassio then got into a fight with Montano and Othello was called to break it up. Othello was furious. "Zounds, give me to know/How this foul rout began!" he exclaims. When Iago tells him the "truth" that Cassio started it all, Othello thanks Iago and then fires Cassio. Iago is now able to step in as his lieutenant. Cassio is so hurt, both physically and emotionally. He cannot believe he let this happen. Iago has a plan. He tells Cassio to become close with Desdemona that way she can persuade Othello to give him back his place as lieutenant. Cassio thinks it's a brilliant idea and is on his way. Here is a clip of the scene that we didn't get to watch in class:

For homework, you must annotate and translate Iago's third soliloquy. You should be able to do this on your own now that we've done it twice in class. To help you, here is a clip of the soliloquy from the movie. Watch Iago's body movements, his tone, and the camera angles for clues as to what he's saying:



I hope this helps. Remember, use your iPads for the dictionary app to help you out! We WILL be checking this tomorrow. Mr. Hannah is feeling a little "poppy."

DEETS:

In-class:

--Iago's soliloquy jigsaw

--Share out

--Act 2, Scene 2

HW:

--Read and annotate Iago's third soliloquy