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How do we know that Othello and Desdemona's relationship Is ruined at the beginning of the play? Shakespeare sets the opening of "Othello" at night and when Iago and Roderigo was talking about Othello's marriage with Desdemona, Iago plans to bring Othello's downfall, and since Roderigo, who is in love with Desdemona, manipulates Roderigo to thinking he will have Desdemona if he works with him. Shakespeare also makes good use of dramatic irony in the play since the audience knows about Iago's plan to destroy Othello. Along with this, the audience also knows that Iago is really crooked and the dishonest one. The audience knows all of Iago's schemes and lies. This is also dramatic irony because Iago is in no way honest, he has been and continues to lie to Othello throughout the play; however, Othello has not yet figured that out. Shakespeare presents Iago as a villainous...

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