" Excellent wretch! Perdition catch my soul." (3.3.100-103), it is foreshadowing because it foreshadows that the bad events will happen if Othello does not love Desdemona anymore. "Poor and content is rich, and rich enough." (3.3.202), it is paradox because Iago is trying to "comfort" Othello after he arouses Othello to be suspicious at Desdemona's unfaithfulness. Like to the Pontic Sea, Whose icy current." (3.3.514-517), it is a metaphor because Othello is saying that the rage and the violent thoughts are flowing like a river. "Her name, that was as fresh as dian's visage, is now begrimed and black." (3.3.441-445), it is a metaphor because Othello is saying that Desdemona's reputation was as white as snow. It is important to the development of the play because it signifies Iago's intentions and how he is planning to further bring Othello down. It is related to the theme of appearance vs reality. "I am your own forever." (3.3.546), it is extremely ironic because audiences already knew Iago's intentions and knew that Iago is playing on Othello. It is also ironic because even through he appears to be strongly self-controlled, and he is easily taken over by his emotions. Othello uses goat because it is a creature and it is lustful. " Exchange me for a goat / When I shall turn the business of my soul / To such exsufflicate and blowed surmises"(3.3.211-213), Othello uses animal imagery to describe how he will never allow his actions to be controlled by his emotions and lust. Othello says the chaos will come again which means that everything will soon return to a state of chaos. When Othello is talking to Desdemona about their love, he uses foreshadowing, "But I do love thee! And when I love thee not, / Chaos is come again." (3.3.101-102), it foreshadows Othello's downfall and his later killing of Desdemona with his hands. Othello is thinking that maybe he is too old and black, and Desdemona no longer loves him. Othello asks Iago to let Emilia watch Desdemona when Desdemona is with Cassio. Iago suggests Othello to observe Desdemona closely when she is with Cassio. As Othello is alone, Iago begins to make insinuations about the relationship between Desdemona and Cassio and tries to convince that Desdemona has been cheating on Othello. Othello says that he will deny Desdemina nothing but just leave him alone for a while. Othello assures her that he will speak to Cassio, but Desdemona criticizes Othello's for being too hesitant when Desdemona tries to set a meeting time. Desdemona implores Othello to forgive Cassio and reappoint him. Othello asks whether the one just left the room was Cassio or not, Iago says that Cassio will not behave like a guilty man. Cassio leaves, then Othello and Iago come in. Desdemona promised that she would try her best to help Cassio to get back his position. By the time Iago leaves him for the fist time, Othello is more than half-prepared to think Desdemona unfaithful when he and Iago meet again, he is entirely in Iago's fatal power, a noble character almost literally possessed with evil.Iago is making insinuations about the relationship between Desdemona and Cassio before Othello.Äesdemona, Emilia and Cassio are having a conversation. The whole scene is a king of horrifying mixture of both wit and witchcraft, for we are not only made aware of Iago's nature, but also of the diabolical cunning spell he casts over Othello. After Emilia picks up the symbolic handkerchief Iago plans to put it in Cassio's possession to make it appear as though Desdemona is having an affair with him. And it is not long before we see Iago, in his guise as Othello's true-hearted defender, begin his sinister work poisoning the Moor's mind with doubts of his wife's faithfulness to him. But even at the very beginning the ominous word 'honest' applied to Iago, this time by Desdemona herself, is a warning signal. The scene begins with deceptive lightness, in which Desdemona pleasantly and most merrily reassures anxious Cassio after he ruined his reputation due to the wicked intrigues of Iago. The sinister plan which has so far been only in Iago's mind is here released to do its deadly work.
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