How Does Iago Use Dramatic Irony In Othello

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Othello finds that love in marriage needs time to build trust. Iago works too quickly for him to take that time and how Roderigo becomes his victim. Iago uses this opportunity to accuse Cassio that he is cheating with Desdemona. Othello questions the honesty of Cassio but Iago does not directly reply, which leads to Othello doubting Cassio's honesty. He uses the qualities of a monster to describe jealousy between them. He is referring Othello by these describing words to show the way Othello is.

The speaker is saying that there are a lot of drama throughout this book. As always, the dramatic way in the play lies in the action or speech of the characters who speak or act that way because they wrongly understand the reality or situation. Othello,
Iago claims that Cassio has never set a foot on the battlefield and that in promoting Cassio Othello has chosen by letter and affection and not by old gradation. After stirring up trouble for Othello with Brabantio, Iago says he needs to get lost because it wouldn't look right for him to be present when his general is faced by by Desdemona's father. Iago uses the language of war to describe his relationship with Othello. Lago acts more like a brilliant general as he wages against Othello. Iago claims that he hates Othello because Othello passed him over for a promotion and chose Michael Cassio as a lieutenant instead. Iago says, “Cassio doesn't know any more about warfare than a housewife or a spinster
This is usually done by Iago, who insults and teases Roderigo and Cassio and even Desdemona and Othello. Those poor characters do not understand the actual meaning and the insult but we understand it. For instance, just before Brabantio is brought to the scene by Roderigo, lago seems to be talking in favor of Othello and against Brabantio. He says that he wanted to kill the old man because he talked badly against Othello's honor. But his plan is evil and he wants to ruin Othello by separating his just married wife Desdemona. In almost the same way, he used irony and anger when he talks about Desdemona in act 2 scene I. Even his solo speeches are different than what I had

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