Othello: Act III

Act III of the play Othello by William Shakespeare contains scenes were characters are confiding with one another. Cassio is attempting to seek help from Desdemona in order for her to put in a positive word to Othello. During one of these converstations, Emilia comments, "Good madam, do. I warrant it grieves my husband | As if the case were his" (III,iii,4-5). I found this comment two be ironic for two reasons. The first reason is that characters who do not understand Iago's plan believe that Iago is worried about Cassio. This is obviously false because Iago is utilizing Cassio as a means of harming Othello. The second reason stems off he first reason in that characters notice Iago's involvement in the sitiation, but do not see the true involvement. They think Iago is attempting to help Cassio, but on the contrary he is hindering Cassio. These characters believe that Iago is just a mediator, when infact he is the entire reason this conflict has began. Everyone is so blind to Iago's true intent that they continually confide in his assistance. Iago has seeminly played his manipulative cards correctly.