"Hell and night must bring this monstrous birth to the world's light." (Iago's first soliloquy)

Today we focused primarily on Iago's first soliloquy. Mr. Hannah and I chunked soliloquy into small parts and gave each group two and a half minutes to work on each section. Use this technique when reading Iago's second soliloquy tonight. Oftentimes, when we see a large chunk of text, we get intimidated and try too hard to figure out what the whole thing means at the same time. Try chunking it into small parts and finding out what the small parts mean first. That should help you understand what's going on better.

We then checked out a brief powerpoint about how to view film critically. (This powerpoint is up on Schoology under the Othello folder.) We talked about setting, light, sound, actor, etc. The most important thing to notice when you're watching film is to consciously think about what camera angles are being shown and why the director made that decision. You also want to think about what music is playing, what type of music is playing, and why it's being played at that moment. And lastly, listen to the actor's voice. What is his/her tone like? All of these things were chosen for a specific reason and as soon as you figure out why, you'll get a better sense of what the story is.

Towards the end of class, we began Act II, Scene IV. The scene is set in Cyprus as the characters look out onto a stormy sea. Iago's ship arrives and he lets everyone know that Othello has been lost at sea. Cassio then arrives and greets Desdemona. He kisses her on the cheek and holds her hand because she is frightened about Othello. Iago sees this and knows that he can use this in his plan against Othello. Luckily, Othello arrives safely and he kisses and embraces Desdemona. They go off to do their business, and Iago gives Roderigo a plan.  Roderigo must get Cassio drunk tonight and then anger him so Cassio gets in a fight with Roderigo. Othello will see that Cassio isn't the man he thought he was and will take away his lieutenant position.

For homework, you'll need to read and annotate Iago's second soliloquy (page 11). Here's a clip of the soliloquy that might help you understand it better:

Do your best!

DEETS:
In-class:
--Iago's 1st Soliloquy Jigsaw
--Viewing Film PPT
--Film Clip of Iago's soliloquy
--Act II, Scene IV

HW:
--Read and annotate Iago's 2nd solioquy