Othello - Suspense

This here blog post will be handling Question number 4, which concerns suspense and how it is created. Now, the audience gets to learn a great deal about what's going on, but poor Othello seems to just be left in the dark. Since so far the play has actually centered around Iago, who is making all sorts of sneaky plans, the audience gets a glimpse at what's happening while most of the other characters don't really know. This is done mainly through soliloquy. On several occasions, all of the characters besides Iago have simply left the stage so that Iago could spill his guts to the audience in peace. At the end of Act I, after Iago talks Roderigo out of suicide, he takes the stage alone and lets the whole audience know exactly why he really wants to take revenge on Othello. At the end of Act II scene i, Iago lets us all know his ultimate plan for vengeance: making the beast with two backs with his beloved Desdemona. This certainly leads to quite a bit of suspense and tension in Act III as Iago and Othello buddy up and have a long conversation together, Othello seemingly oblivious to Iago's plot while the audience watches, waiting for Iago to slip up, let his emotions get the best of him, or move on with his evil plan of vengeance. Oh dramadramadrama...