In Act III scene three, the audience is assured that Othello has utter trust in both his wife Desdemona and his good friend Iago because he speaks with such confidence in them. Othello's confident style of speech is an example of Shakespeare's talented use of tragic irony. Through the use of his confident language Othello proclaims that his wife " had eyes and chose " ( 2135 ) him because she loved him. He boasts to Iago that the

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The tragedy's theme of jealousy is foreshadowed throughout the context of Othello's gallant speech to Iago. Shakespeare's stylistic use of the literary device of repetition subtly surfaces the jealousy theme in the Moor's context. The beginning of the passage illustrates Othello's arrogance when he proclaims that such " fresh suspicions "( 2135 ) would never cause such a strong witted man as himself to become jealous. The second time Othello mentions jealousy he does so in a humorous context by asking Iago if he should feel jealous about having such an outgoing wife. This comes back to bite Othello because his jealousy of Cassio is fueled by Desdemona's outgoing personality. The third time he mentions jealousy, Othello foreshadows the end of his marriage by saying " away at once " ( 2135 ) upon visual or audible truth of Desdemona's infidelity. Ironically his mind and sensibility goes " away at once " after Iago gives Othello " proof " that Desdemona has had an affair with Cassio. Othello believes Iago because after he states " And on the proof, there is no more but this: away at once with love or jealousy " ( 2135 ) it is eminent that that proof is Iago's word. This trust in Iago proves to be one of Othello's many tragic flaws that consequently lead him to his death.

One of the greatest villains in literary history is Shakespeare's Iago, from Othello. Iago is the most complex antagonist that Shakespeare's imagination has formulated. Iago is a downright evil, deceptive, selfish man who cares only for his own personal revenge and satisfaction. After being passed over by Othello for the young, inexperienced Cassio, Iago seeks a bloody revenge. To Iago's advantage he was known by everyone in Venice including Othello, as an honest man who cared much about the good will of his friends. In the given passage from Act III, Scene three, Iago's deceptive character traits quietly add to the theme and plot of the tragedy. He pretends to be the " Honest Iago " that Othello knows him as by giving Othello respectful warnings about Desdemona. A good example of this fawning is when Iago states that he feels that he is " bound " to tell Othello about the horrible affair that he susp

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