"To beguile many and be beguiled by one. / He, when he hears of her, cannot refrain / From the excess of laughter. Here he comes." (IV.i.95-97)
I am getting sick and tired of Iago's little asides during the play. If the guy isn't annoying enough just by being himself, let's throw an undiluted dose of Iago's inner thinkings on practically every other page. I understand the point of his tidbits of insanity that he so willingly gives to the audience, but this is ridiculous. Iago manipulates everyone (I have this image of a puppeteer in my head), and then he goes further to manipulate the audience into thinking along with him. And the most bothersome part is that it's compelling! I actually want to know how he's going to ruin the next character's life. However, I am not team Iago. Not in the slightest. As the wonderful Grace Weisenbach said, "I am Team Anyone But Iago." Wise words. It's convenient to know what is going on in Iago's head, but it's frustrating to not know everything. Because darling Iago could never actually share anything helpful or desired with the audience he entertains so much. I think the guy is a bit attention deprived and is acting out because of some deep-rooted desire to have control over something. But I don't pity him. At all.
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