Othello-Act I (in medias res)

"Tush, never tell me! I take it much unkinly
That thou, Iago, who hast had my purse
As if the strings were thine, shouldst know of this."
Roderigo Ii 1-5

The play begins in the middle of the action. From this point, background information is given in parts. Starting in medias res makes it more appealing to the reader to hear background information. Rather than just simply stating what is going on and what happened previously, the reader must use deduction from the action and dialogue from here to familiarize with the plot. Starting in the middle of the action also proves to be effective because the action and arguing start right away. Iago and Roderigo have several similar conversations. From the beginning, the reader is able to notice that Iago and Roderigo do not always see eye to eye. I think the reason for starting in the middle was that the action can now stem from this. Rather than focusing on past events, the reader focuses on the hear and now without reading too much into what led to the current situation. A story has to start somewhere and it is nearly impossible to start at the very beginning of a story and be able to present it in a reasonable amount of time.