Othello’s brave and extraordinary stories as a young man help prove his amazing ability to speak well and his characterization as interesting. Written by William Shakespeare, in the book “Othello”, Othello is explaining to the Duke why he has taken and married Desdemona. Desdemona, is the daughter of Brabantio, a senator of Venice Italy. Othello ultimately explains his side. In doing so, when he tells his stories, he speaks in vivid detail while talking with unrealistic personification, ornate diction, and hinting inferences. Because these literary devices are in Othello’s quarrel, they help strengthen his argument. Othello tries to tell his fabulous stories with personification. Being a great speaker, Othello speaks of events that have taken
