Literary Devices Used In Othello's Monologue

In act three, scene three, Othello recites a monologue that shows how much he is struggling with the idea that his wife has been cheating on him. His dynamic character and emotions are portrayed in a sophisticated way through the use of different literary elements and language. In addition, through the use of tone, Shakespeare develops the central idea of Othello’s emotional monologue. Othello’s monologue in act three, was an endless struggle as he tried to make sense of the situation and what he would do about it. This monologue shows how much he trusts Iago as well as what he plans to do about Desdemona. Throughout the monologue, Othello also describes how bad marriage is and how he “had rather be a toad, and live upon the vapour of a dungeon…”(305-306).