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courtnie
courtnie
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High School - 9th Grade

What are 4 important soliloquies and what do they mean?

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Posted by courtnie on Wednesday May 9, 2007 at 5:54 PM and tagged with othello.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
    College - Freshman

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    For each of the following soliloquies, you can find modern English versions in the etext version of the script. For now, I'm just giving a capsule summary.

    One comes at the end of Act I, scene 3. It is Iago alone on stage, and he spells out the meaning quite clearly: he hates Othello, and here is why.

    One comes at the end of Act II, scene 1. Again, it is Iago alone on stage, and he spells out his plans for Cassio, and what he really thinks is the case (and will happen).

    One comes in Act III, scene 3. Again, it is Iago alone on stage. This time he plans out what he'll do with the handkerchief (a key plot element).

    Another comes in Act IV, scene 1. After Othello falls into his trance, Iago is alone on stage, and plans to talk to Bianca (another plot point).

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/othello/

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    Posted by gbeatty on Thursday May 10, 2007 at 8:58 AM