Othello and questions the men as to what happened. Othello blames Cassio for the disturbance and strips him of his rank. Cassio is distraught. Iago persuades Cassio to ask Desdemona to convince her husband to reinstate Cassio. Iago now persuades Othello to be suspicious of Cassio and Desdemona. When Desdemona drops a handkerchief (the first gift given to her by Othello), Emilia finds it, and gives it to her husband Iago, at his request, unaware of what he plans to do with it. Othello reenters and vows with Iago for the death of Desdemona and Cassio, after which he makes Iago
Filming Othello as a monologuist, proclaiming: "There are too many regrets, there are too many things I wish I could have done over again. If it wasn't a memory, if it was a project for the future, talking about "Othello" would have been nothing but delight. After all, promises are more fun than explanations. In all my heart, I wish that I wasn't looking back on "Othello", but looking forward to it. That "Othello" would be one hell of a picture. Goodnight." "Filming Othello" was made between 1974 and 1978. It was intended to be the first in a series of documentaries