This play was a little boring. Sure there were some good lines/scenes (and lies on Iago's part). However I just can not get over the character Iago. A man who is "A Very Villain Else" (Act 4 scene 1 121). I just hate how he wins, knowing his skill he will go to prison and escape with his slick tongue and pocket full of jewels.
Also I am so proud of Emilia. Shakespeare usually does a decent job of giving women in his works a role or a brain. They aren't simply a tempest or damsel (a cite back to the hero cycle). I'm glad that she put herself at risk in order to rightly accuse her terrible husband. Just because he has the same name of Aladdin's parrot doesn't mean he gets away with everything.
One final question, whatever happened to the handkerchief?
villain wins = boring?!
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