The image attached to this post is a good representation of Othello. It captures the emotion of the play and gives an idea as to what a portion of the play is about. Three characters stand out in this image: Othello, Desdemona and Iago. Othello and Desdemona are the couple in the middle and are the main point of the image. We can see the love between the two of them and it seems that to them, they are the only ones in this room. It looks like they are blocking out the commotion of the room and just focusing on them. On the far right is Iago who is watching from behind everyone. This image relates to the play in a variety of ways. It depicts Iago’s sneakiness because he isn’t directly involved in the scene. It looks like Iago is watching his plan unfold and enjoying that Othello and Desdemona are so captivated with each other because he secretly is plotting something bad. I think it is important that Othello and Desdemona are the main focus of the image. Everyone is paying attention to them but probably don’t know that Iago is there. One of the main reasons why the tragedy occurred was because of ignorance. They didn’t suspect that Iago was conjuring up an evil plan and so they didn’t pay that much attention to him. Othello was also caught up in his dilemma, which involved his love for Desdemona, so he too wasn’t paying attention Iago and seeing any weird actions by him. His mind was focused on things which to him were important and this gave Iago the perfect opportunity to do what he had to do. That is what I see in the image and I feel like it also relates to the scene in the film where Iago was hiding behind the wooden pole. He knows he’s in control and he’s just watching from afar patiently waiting for the right time to execute the next step.

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