Dangerous Irony

Othello, the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare features, as all great stories do, a great villain.  This villain, Iago, is manipulative and is using people close to him to exact revenge on Othello.  He has revealed to the audience many times that he is a rather dishonest and cunning man.  His will to get revenge against a man he only mildly sure has wronged him is driving him to interfere with many people's lives.  Considering this, dramatic irony is present in a great amount in this story.  Characters, many of whom Iago is either using or trying to destroy, refer to him as trustworthy.  After getting into a fight that Iago caused, Cassio said, "Good night, honest Iago," (Shakespeare, 1401).  The subject of Iago's immense hatred, Othello, considers Iago to be a close friend.  Othello even left his wife under the watch and protection of Iago while Othello was off fighting a war.  Iago seems to be extremely skilled in the art of manipulating people, and will likely consider nothing of limits in his master plan to find revenge against Othello.