That Cassio loves her, I do well believe it; That she loves him, 'tis apt and of great credit: The Moor, howbeit that I endure him not, Is of a constant, loving, noble nature,
Saw this rendition in the 80s and was struck by how magnificent and captivating a production it was. Hoskins has a tendancy to be typecast as the little man with a temper but here his performance reveals that he was able to show a multi-faceted character; he obviously carefully considered his part and Iago's nature. I just love the way he abandons pretence and communicates the meanings of Shakespeare's character to the audience. He has to be the best Iago ever. Many thanks for posting.
By far, by by far, the best Iago! I was shocked to learn he was in WFRR; his role in that (which i grew up loving) just seems so beneath him after watching these. He completely stole the show (though, with Iago, that's an easy feat). But still; pure brilliance.
Iago as a thug is a brilliant idea, and Hoskins was just the man to do it--you can practically see the improvisational sparks coming into his brain. Would that Anthony Hopkins had been a tenth as good as Othello; but I fear that's the curse. Even with actors as flamboyant as Welles or Olivier as Othello, the Iago steals the show.
Worst character ever ? 🤦🏻♂️🤣 Iago is the perfect villain, he smiles to his enemies face and gains their trust only to destroy them from the shadows, Shakespeare didn’t need to give him a tragic back story like so many of today’s villains have, Iago basically sums up the term “some men just want to watch the world burn”
Have to agree. It's pretty mechanical, and he separates each thought as if none of it is the same on-going string of plotting. Just seems like he's telegraphing what the central emotion of each line is without the subtext. 🫤
