In Othello Act 4 Scene 1, Iago further convinces Othello of Desdemona’s supposed unfaithfulness and Othello finally acts on his suspicions, striking Desdemona. This scene marks Othello’s tipping point between trusting and loving Desdemona and fully succumbing to Iago’s manipulation. In prior scenes, Othello is characterized as calm and in control, while in Act 4 Scene 1, he is overcome with emotion, falling into an epileptic fit, and brash. His stark difference in character led to part of my costume choice, a t-shirt with a nametag that has several names on it, to show how Othello is becoming an entirely new person with different values. Although Othello is becoming someone new, he still shows some characteristics which he was introduced having.
