Is_The_First_Act_Of_Othello_Needed

Is The First Act Of Othello Needed ‘Q) What case would you argue for both of these opinions' 1) ‘Without act one the audience would never understand the evil of Iago or the shaky foundations of the relationship between Othello and Desdemona’ The play ‘Othello’ opens in the streets if Venice. Without these opening scenes I believe not only the structure of the play would be lost but also Shakespeare’s talent for immersing the audiences into the lives of his central characters. It is in these first few scenes that we are introduced to the scheming Iago, the over-trusting Rodrigo, the fair Desdemona and most importantly, Othello the tragic protagonist of the play. Shakespeare begins the play of Othello in the midst of an argument between Iago and Rodrigo. As the first characters that we are introduced to the audience become aware almost from the onset that not only are these characters important but the ‘thick lips’ that they discuss is also incredibly important. Shakespeare, in this opening scene is able to begin with a rush, but still provide, or imply, a lot of background information, this only keeps the audience interested in the play but also helps keep the pace. Even though predominantly Othello is a tragedy of play, iago, first, othello, audience, act, opening, scene, introduced, characters, scenes, cyprus, rodrigo, roderigo, man, love, important, been, themes, revenge, othello’s, desdemona, cassio, although, action, war, shown, seems, rest, portrayed, opinion, one, must, much, major