Rhetorical Devices Used In Othello

Everyone knows William Shakespeare, the greatest poet, and that he used rhetorical devices in his famous plays. The play, Othello, written by William Shakespeare, is a tragedy. Iago, the villain, is furious that Othello, a Moorish price, chose Cassio over him to be his lieutenant. Iago becomes jealous which makes him plots a revenge that involves Othello believing that Desdemona is cheating on him with Cassio. Eventually, the revenge kills Rodrigo, Othello, Amelia, and Desdemona. Shakespeare uses rhetorical devices to show the persuasive techniques of the characters. In act 5, scene 2, Iago persuaded Othello that Desdemona was cheating on him with Cassio. “It is the cause; it is the cause, no soul. Let me not name it to you, you chaste stars;