Othello: Soliloquy

"The Moor already changes with my poison. Dangerous conceits are in their natures poisons, Which at first are scarce found to distaste, But with a little, act upon the blood," III.iii.326-329

       In Othello, soliloquies chiefly serve to inform the audience as to a character's thoughts. In the case of Iago, we mainly discover his intentions and plans. In fact, the maliciousness in his thoughts contrast sharply to the character he most often acts like on stage. Without this soliloquy, he would not appear as cunning in his actions or words. In Othello, we see his internal conflict. Without his soliloquies, he would seem like an ignorant obeying servant, blindly doing anything suggested to him. In either case, they are clever ways in which Shakespeare lets the audience know something that the other characters in the play do not. It is like telling the story in the first person and lets us follow the thought processes of characters.