... . The dramatic irony is rife in during this lines and throughout the extract as everything will seem to be playing out in accordance with Iago's plan, and no one save Iago and the audience will be aware of this fact. Desdemona then approaches Othello and says that she has been talking with a 'suitor ... of this word which makes it seem almost as if Iago himself has written Desdemona's lines. Upon being questioned by Othello, Desdemona reveals that she is talking about Cassio, whom she believes should be forgiven as he truly loves Othello, 'For if he be not one that truly loves ...

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