Othello: Iago (Ian McKellen) tells of a handkerchief, 1/2

Shakespeare's "Othello", Act III, scene 3, lines 294 to 384.......Emilia's "I am glad I have found this napkin" to Othello's "Nay, stay, thou shouldst be honest".

go here to see Laurence Olivier do this same bit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDXG04pIH_0

Ian McKellen ... Iago
Willard White ... Othello
Zoë Wanamaker ... Emilia

Othello (2006 film)


from Leo Africanus' A Geographical History of Africa (Trans. John Pory. 1600):

The commendable actions and vertues of the Africans

The Arabians which inhabite in Barbarie or vpon the coast of the Mediterran sea, are greatly addicted vnto the studie of good artes and sciences: and those things which concerne their law and religion are esteemed by them in the first place.....Likewise they are most strong and valiant people, especially those which dwell vpon the mountaines. They keepe their couenant most faithfully; insomuch that they had rather die than breake promise. No nation in the world is so subiect vnto iealousie; for they will rather leese their lives, then put vp any disgrace in the behalfe of their women....


As doubtful thoughts, and rash-embraced despair,
And shuddering fear, and green-eyed jealousy!
--"The Merchant of Venice" (3.2.115-16)

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[Anon5K]

Desdemona should have used Kleenex.

[maralily]

Modern stagings of Shakespeare's plays are often set in different eras to give them a different look. Sometimes this helps to bring the production closer to the audience's understanding of the language.

[blazefleur]

Willard White acts McKellen right off the stage here. My heavens!

[warpunk1]

lol you mad bro?

[warpunk1]

Lol you mad bro? 

[TairyGreen89]

Does anyone else think it's sexy to see a woman smoke a pipe?

[upliftzippy]

PUT MONEY IN THY PURSE!

[Goldenface30]

already so gandalfian, smoking pipe-weed and musing.

[IrishEyes1989]

Zoe Wanamaker!!! :) <3

[beastmodesdb74]

Iago's a dick.

[megadork456]

Is this during the civil war or something?

[ShadowSonic2]

This was made in 1989, I think. So McKellen's Iago would be about 50.