Othello Acts IV-V

Oh, the IRONY! In Othello by William Shakespeare, the end is filled with dramatic irony. Considering the entire play, Iago has been quite successful. He seemed unstoppable. None of the characters could have guessed Emilia's character shift between Act IV and Act V. In Act IV, she decides to speak her mind with Desdemona, which sets her up as the flaw in Iago's plan in Act V. The revelation of Iago's evil was quite ironic for the characters. The entire play he was called Honest Iago. His animosity and villainy were kept hidden from the characters for the entire play before this moment. Othello's transformation into a frenzied murderer thirsting for revenge certainly surprised the other characters. He completely destroyed his reputation that we first learned about in Act I. In the end, and through all the irony, the play comes to a just conclusion.