Question 4

In my opinion a lot of the suspense and some hostility is created by Iago and the fact that he is very open about his plan and all of his thoughts. Iago is pretty blunt and so his openness can create some tension when what he says isn't something that you would expect someone to say. As an audience member, it's nice knowing all of Iago's thoughts because it seems to me like they're probably the most interesting anyway. Most of the suspense stems from whether or not all of Iago's master plan is really going to flesh out the way he wants. Through all of Iago's thoughts and his interactions with other characters, we, as the audience, get to decide if we really think that everything he thinks is going to happen is and essentially whether or not what we think will happen or not creates suspense because we want to know if were right. It is kind of odd how so far the least informed character is Othello, the protagonist. I'm guessing that will change if not soon, eventually.