Act III, scene iii of Shakespeare's Othello

In this piece of course work I was told to look in depth at scene III of the play 'Othello'. I will begin by telling you the outline of the scene, then a closer look in to the scene. Desdemona decides that she wants to advocate for Cassio. She tells Emilia so, and that she believes Cassio is a good person, and has been wronged in this case; she pledges to do everything she can …

…Iago drives the events toward their conclusion. In the battle between order and chaos, chaos seems to be winning out. Othello abandons his reason in judging Iago's "proofs," and his abandonment of language also marks a descent into chaos. Although it is a chaos controlled by Iago, still, order and reason are on the losing side; raging emotions and speculations begin to rule Othello's fate, as he comes closer and closer to his tragic end.