She could be saying he praises the worst people in the best way. Desdemona is saying that Iago praises her in a fake way, but he makes it sound believable. Another example is that, 'Oh heavy ignorance! Thou praisest the worst best.” (2.1.158-159), it is antithesis. Again, Iago shows his racist toward women. It is alliteration and paradox - for alliteration, it repeats the same sound in the beginning of the words to attract reader’s attention, for paradox - Iago uses “foolish” to describe women of those who don’t take advantage of their beauty are foolish but women who use their beauty are also foolish. Iago also shows his prejudice toward women, “She never yet was foolish that was fair For even her folly helped her to an heir.” (2.1.151-152). Iago is juxtaposing bells and wild-cats to show how women act nice in parlors, where people are watching, but evil in kitchens, where they are alone. Then, Iago criticizes women as deceptive and hypocritical through a device of juxtaposition, 'You are pictures out of door, bells in your parlors,wildcats in your kitchens.' (2.1.122-123). It also foreshadows for upcoming tragic events that Othello would suffer. The storm is a symbol of unrest, it marks the end of the peaceful part of the play, and prefigures the disruption of the emotions that follows. Shakespeare is conveying the power, beauty and danger of the oceans to an audience who may never experienced it. First of all, in the beginning of the scene, there is much description of the sea in powerful imagery, “It is a high-wrought flood. There are many literary devices being used in this scene. Iago wants to sleep with Desdemona to get his revenge, if he failed, Roderigo will accuse Cassio of sleeping with Desdemona and finally torture Othello to madness. In a soliloquy, Iago states his suspicious that Othello has slept with his wife, Emilia. Iago convinces Roderigo to starts a quarrel with Cassio which will make Cassio fall out favor with Othello. After everybody goes to celebrate the drowning of Turks, Iago reassures Roderigo that Desdemon will soon leave Othello and fall in love with a more handsome man, Cassio. Othello arrives safely, and greets Desdemona, and thanks Cypriots for their welcome, and orders Iago to unload ships. When Cassio and Desdemona talk about the news of Othello, Iago notices that Cassio takes Desdemona's hand and asserts that Cassio will lose his position of lieutenant. Desdemona laughs at Iago's prejudice toward women. While everybody waits for Othello's ship, Iago criticizes women saying they are all deceptive and hypocritical. Iago, Desdemona, Emilia and Roderigo arrived, soon Desdemona asks about Othello. Montano, the governor of Cyprus, talks about the storm with two gentlemen that Turkish fleets were destroyed in the tempest. The return of Othello - Othello is meeting with Desdemona.

Othello act 2 scene 1