Othello is written in blank verse and prose. Blank verse consists of unrhymed iambic pentameters, with five stressed syllables and five unstressed syllables to each line. … Othello speaks clearly and purposefully.

How does Othello's language change in the play?

A drastic change in Othello’s personality and language occurs as he becomes crude and impulsive. For example, Othello’s use of language reveals change when he refers to his wife saying, “she is a whore” and “Let her rot and perish and be damned tonight, for she shall not live”.

Is Othello good at speaking?

Shakespeare makes us aware that Othello is an impressive character and a powerful speaker. This power is reinforced in the next scene when Othello uses words not just to defend his elopement with Desdemona, but also to enable him to keep her. … Desdemona uses the same dignified and purposeful idiom that Othello employs.