AO2- How meanings are shaped

Question 1

Subplot

Answer 1

-Shakespeare’s plays normally feature a subplot which widens the scope and releases some of the intensity of the main plot
-No subplot in Othello and instead, is intensely focus on Iago’s manipulations and Othello’s reaction to them

Question 2

Structural dominance

Answer 2

-Iago can be seen as structurally dominant throughout the play as he has the most on-stage time