Dear class ,

At the very beginning of Othello act 4 I was extremely puzzled. Its almost seems like I’m reading a play about high school kids, because of all the child like things Iago does to prove his statements about Desdemona.  It starts off with Iago stating that he will let Othello here for himself , what Casio and Desdemona have been up to , and ends up talking about Bianca. Also its strange to me that as a reader Othello doesn’t really show any hatred for Cassio , the first thing that he mentioned once the misleading conversation between Iago and Cassio Is that he will kill Desdemona by poisoning her.

Questions: 1. Was Iago breaking the fourth wall , when he revealed his true plans about talking about Bianca with Cassio to make it seem as it was Desdemona they were speaking of; or was this just a way for the  writer to exhibit the Ludicrous mind of Iago?

2.Was Othello hiding when this was going on , because at one point Iago ask him to “withdraw”?