I went to see Othello with my cousin and told her to note if there was any inappropriate laughter. Spoiler alert: there was SO much, like when Iago tells Othello to strangle her. People actually guffawed. #ShakeRace #OthelloLaugh
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I wonder if they laugh because they don’t think he’s serious or if they’re uncomfortable?
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Vastauksena käyttäjälle @DrDadabhoy
I wonder sometimes if it’s “what the fuck?” laughter. It is rather shocking to hear someone escalate a situation to strangling. I’ve definitely encountered pained dramatic irony laugher as Iago keeps getting called “honest Iago.”
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Vastauksena käyttäjälle @Kelsey_Ridge
Yes,”honest Iago” gets those laughs which is why some of those should be edited out. Re: strangling, Othello already plans to poison her so saying strangle isn’t escalating right? Dead is dead. The laughter wasn’t discomfort either, it was approving.
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Vastauksena käyttäjälle @DrDadabhoy
To me, responding ‘strangle her on your bed for the symbolism’ seems like an escalation, in part because it suggests he’s put forethought into it. Of course, a lot of these lines will go down to how they’re handled. Not every production gets laughs for “honest Iago” after all.
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Vastauksena käyttäjälle @Kelsey_Ridge
Yes, I agree it is escalation in terms of his premeditation but I’m not sure that’s what the audience is getting. I also think productions have to reign him in or else it’s the Iago show.
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Vastauksena käyttäjälle @DrDadabhoy
Absolutely.He already gets more time with the audience. No need to make him seem fun or cool on top of that.(And I wouldn’t want to see any production that makes him seem right about things.) An Iago given too much sway means a production is favoring moments over a coherent whole
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This is very true, that privileging all of these moments, particularly the comic gulling of Roderigo throughout and cutting the lines where Iago notes that he now has to kill him, undermines the coherence of the show.
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