Dramatic irony can really grab the audience's attention and make the play more interesting; because the audience knows something that the characters don't. Dramatic irony is evident in this play. The main element of dramatic irony is the fact that the reader knows that Desdemona is innocent, from the moment Iago hatches his plan. Moreover, until the end, Othello thought that Iago was his trusted ensign. In reality, the audience knows that Iago is actually a terrible person. Othello is unaware of any of this. “Iago most honest” says Othello in Act 2, Scene 3, believing that he can trust his friend Iago with the things he tells him (2.3.6). Othello is completely unaware of Iago's evil plans and it's ironic because Iago is simply the furthest thing from "most honest." There are also some additional elements of dramatic irony that appear when the characters think aloud to the audience; this lets the audience know what is happening while most of the characters don't. These examples of dramatic irony really keep the reader invested in the piece and help make it more