Mojo, Will, & Me

Will you think so?

-Iago

Othello                                                Act IV, scene i, line 1

Yes, it’s the first line of the scene. It’s the beginning of a conversation between Iago and Othello in which the former continues to stoke the latter’s thoughts of jealousy regarding the supposed, and non-existent, affair between Desdemona and Cassio.

It’s an interesting scene in that it starts in the middle of a conversation, practically in mid thought. Obviously Othello must have said something that Iago is responding to. We just have to imagine what that is based on the conversation that follows. What is the conversation that follows? Well I guess you’ll have to read or see the play, won’t you? Or should I say, ‘will you think so?’

 

Well now, what do you suppose this conversation with Evan is about, and why are we both smiling. Well, the smiles may have nothing to do with the conversation. Maybe we're just smiling because we're sitting at a swim-up bar in Maui. Will you think so?