 Studying a fellow? Here's how you can analyse the first half of Act 151. The scene opens on a dark street in Cyprus. We can see here that Iago speaks to Rodrigo using an imperative sentence telling him to hide himself as Casio is approaching and he needs to ambush him. Iago instructs Rodrigo to stay really bold and not to be scared of attacking Casio and here we can see the stay directions that he hides away. We can see that Iago is very manipulative and quite cunning and sly because he doesn't want to be caught at the scene of the crime. Rodrigo foolishly follows Iago's instructions and we can see here that he brandishes his sword as he waits for Casio to approach. The stay directions show Casio entering and Rodrigo speaks in this exclamatory sentence as he attacks Casio. Yet Casio is quick to react. Remember he's a talented lieutenant as well as a soldier. These stay directions show that he stabs Rodrigo really quickly and Rodrigo cries out using this exclamatory sentence to show that he's been mortally wounded. Realising that Rodrigo has failed at this attempt to kill Casio we see here in the stay directions that Iago emerges in the darkness and he stabs Casio in the leg. Casio is shocked and stunned and he cries out repeating the words murder murder as he starts bleeding. The stay directions show Othello entering and he hears Casio crying out and we can see here when he states Iago keeps his word that he thinks Iago has done his job in murdering Casio. Othello believes that this is his signal to go and kill Desdemona who he calls a strumpet in other words he calls her a prostitute. Othello speaks using rhyming couplet to say that the time has come for Desdemona to die. As Casio continues to cry out murder the stay directions reveal that Ludovico, Desdemona's cousin as well as Gratiano, her uncle enter in order to investigate what's going on. Both Gratiano and Ludovico are alarmed as they approach Casio and Rodrigo's bleeding bodies however remember that it's night time so they can't clearly see who's crying out and who's bleeding. The stay directions then show that Iago re-enters with a light in order to illuminate all the people who are crying out. As he approaches Ludovico and Gratiano Iago asks this question acting quite innocent he's acting like he's really shocked at why people are crying out and he wants to investigate this. Hearing all the men speak Casio repeatedly cries out in these exclamatory sentences asking them to come and help him because his murderer and the person who attempted to stab him is close by. Iago continues to feign concern as he gazes at Casio who is wounded and Casio tells him that he's spoiled undone by villains. This exclamatory sentence is quite ironic because he doesn't realise the real villain is Iago who has stabbed him. The stay directions show Ludovico and Gratiano nearing Rodrigo's wounded body and Iago realising that Rodrigo might reveal what they have done cries out in these exclamatory sentences pretending to be shocked to see Rodrigo at the scene of the crime and he stabs and kills him before Rodrigo has a chance to say anything. As he dies Rodrigo cries out this metaphor as he realises that Iago is a true villain who's betrayed him.