Today, Bella and I learned about blank verse, and discussed why the lines shift from blank verse to prose when the dialogue shifts from Roderigo to Iago speaking to Brabantio. The shift suggests characterization of Iago and Roderigo: Roderigo is "kissing up" to Brabantio with his blank verse speech, and Iago is showing disrespect to Brabantio with his prose. We discussed why Brabantio is not pleased to see Roderigo, and added quotes and analysis to our quote book notebook.