Monologue

Iago Monologue from Othello

From Othello by William Shakespeare

male · dark · 54 sec

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I am glad of it, for now I shall have reason To show the love and duty that I bear you With franker spirit: therefore, as I am bound, Receive it from me. I speak not yet of proof. Look to your wife; observe her well with Cassio; Wear your eye thus, not jealous nor secure. I would not have your free and noble nature, Out of self-bounty, be abus’d. Look to’t. I know our country disposition well; In Venice they do let heaven see the pranks They dare not show their husbands. Their best conscience Is not to leave undone, but keep unknown.

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Iago subtly manipulates Othello, planting seeds of doubt about Desdemona's fidelity while pretending to be a loyal friend, showcasing his duplicitous nature.

30s · trust · betrayal · jealousy · manipulation

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