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Iago's Soliloquy

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In Ann-Marie MacDonald’s “Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet),” Iago enters
Act II, scene ii carrying two buckets of filth to represent both dramatic and thematic purposes in the play. Each discussion, soliloquy, and activity must have a definite purpose in unfolding the drama. The dramatic purpose of Iago entering Act III, scene ii of “Good Night Desdemona
(Good Morning Juliet)” advances the plot and develops characters, especially Iago.
Above all, the two separate buckets compare Iago’s past and his present, from being a trusted and loyal lieutenant for an important general to becoming a character who only brings evil to innocent characters. Iago even admits himself that “Othello seeks to hide the grisly news that he …show more content…

Perhaps MacDonald presents Iago in a situation that proposes that these two buckets of filth could speak to his desire that enslave him to gain revenge. Also, in Shakespeare’s original drama, “Othello”, Iago’s target is Othello and in
Ann-Marie MacDonald’s “Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet),” Iago’s target is Desdemona. Therefore, the two buckets reflect how Iago still wishes to create conflict between the characters. Since one of the most important themes in MacDonald’s play is how people who neglect to recognize the complexity and intricacy of human relationships are destined to tragedy, the two buckets of filth represent the tendency for tragedy in terms of a thematic purpose. In fact,
Constance herself, must go back to the Shakespearean dramas and convince women like
Desdemona and Juliet not to give in to the tragic standards that male writers bring to their female subjects. In the "buckets of filth," one sees a potential symbol to highlight how the

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