How Shakespeare Makes Othello 3.3.435 - 480 Significant :: William Shakespeare

Shakespeare makes this scene significant and dramatically effective by means of dramatic irony and by using two genuinely different, attractive figures.In this extract, Othello has a dramatic change of character. No longer serene, he is cast into a state of madness and confusion. He is tormented by jealousy and disbelief. He feels betrayed. However, he is not yet convinced of his married womans treachery. He looks at her and cannot believe that she might commit such(prenominal) a crime. As she enters, he says, If she be false, then heaven mocks itself, Ill not believe it. Later, provoked by Iagos words, he proclaims, Ill tear her all to pieces. As Iago shows him damning evidence of Desdemonas adultery, Othello cannot support but believe him. Why would his trusted subordinate lie?It is fire to note that, although Othello demands ocular proof that Desdemona is false, Iago does not provide it, merely apprisal him how he saw Cassio wiping his beard on her handkerchief.Othello gro ws increasingly violent and aggressive. His wholesome cultured European manner deteriorates rapidly. His speech is filled with abuse and curses. In many theatrical productions, Othello is seen to become much more of the Moor that he is stereotyped to be. He wears African style garments and is seen to become less Christian. perchance Shakespeare is insinuating that Othello has lost hope in Christianity, feels betrayed by the Europeans whose taunts he so long withstood, and feels the need to become exactly that which he was accused of being. There is coarse dramatic irony through out the scene. The audience sees Othello falling through the trap laid out for him, but can only watch. It is very frustrating. The more Iago deceives him, the more Othello lays his trust on him. He addresses him as bend Iago.The seen is ended by Iagos words, I am your own forever. This is deep ironic, as he is no longer really inferior to Othello.As Othello goes mad, the hierarchy reverses. Iago is the one holding all the strings, manipulating him like a puppet. Othello, blur to the deception, effectively lays himself at Iagos feet and at his discretion.Iagos reaction is of outstanding importance. The audience cannot see his true thoughts, but only the mask that he uses on the outside. One can guess that he would feel a certain degree of smugness at his success. However, he may too, like Othello, be experiencing inner turmoil. It is possible that he feels guilt and regret for his actions.