Musical+Casting+of+Emilia



Act 5, Scene 2 (Emilia argues with Iago after she found out he lied)

[|[Music Begins] ]

** EMILIA: ** ‘Twill out; ‘twill out. I, peace? No, I will speak as liberal as the north. Let Heaven and men and devils, let them all, all, all cry shame against me, yet I’ll speak.
 * IAGO: ** [//drawing his sword//] Be wise and get you home.
 * EMILIA: ** I will not.
 * EMILIA ** : O thou dull Moor! That handkerchief thou speak’st of I found by fortune and did give my husband, for often, with a solemn earnestness more than indeed belonged to such a trifle, he begged of me to steal’t.
 * IAGO: ** Villainous whore!
 * EMILIA: ** She give it to Cassio? No, alas, I found it, and I did give’t my husband.
 * IAGO ** : Filth, thou liest!
 * EMILIA ** : By heaven, I do not; I do not, gentlemen. [//to// **Othello**] O murd’rous coxcomb! What should such a fool do with so good a wife? ‘Tis proper I obey him, but not now. –Perchance, Iago, I will ne’er go home.

[Music doesn’t fade completely because the tension doesn’t end. The play ends in tragedy.] ​ Explanation: Throughout the play Emilia is seen as a sweet and loving wife and mistress. It isn't until this section of the play that she really breaks out and gets to finally stand up for herself. This is the first time that she ignores Iago's requests and does what she knows is right. This is similar to the song becase when it first begins it is slow and quiet, like Emilia at the beginning of the play. As you listen to it though the music begins to build and get louder until finally the music reaches its full potential and really catches your attention like Emilia did when she figured out all of Iago's lies, and she begins to yell at him. In the music it sounds like the instruments are going back and forth with eachother, almost like they are arguing themselves. This is the same as in the play when Emilia is revealing Iago's lies, and Iago is continuously telling her to keep her mouth shut.