Dramatic Irony part 2

Othello
William Shakespeare

Dramatic irony was used throughout the entirety of the play. Emilia says in Act 4, Scene 2, "I will be hanged if some eternal villain, Some busy and insinuating rogue, Some cogging, cozening slave, to get some office, Have not devised the slander. I'll be hanged else." (130-134). In other words, Emilia is betting on some seriously evil, lying jerk to be behind all of the wicked rumors. Well turns out Emilia was speaking to the evil person himself. Even though Iago obviously knew that he was the one behind it, both Emilia and Desdemona were clueless. Until the end, every one, except Roderigo at times, seemed to be completely clueless. The audience knew Iago intentions the whole time. However, the fellow characters fell in his trap. Dramatic irony was the most frequently used literary device throughout the play. The dramatic irony lends itself to the audience's idea that every one in the play was an idiot for falling under the trap. Plus, it was a result of the story being told from the perspective of Iago.