7. Desdemona takes the credit of her “judgment in an honest face” (3.3.50) upon her suit for Cassio.
a. How might this sound to Othello?
b. What is the dramatic irony of Othello’s utterance (90-92)? Explain.
Desdemona's choice of words to describe Cassio is unfortunate; she calls him a "suitor," not meaning it in a romantic sense, although Othello could certainly take it that way. Desdemona binds her reputation to Cassio's, to the detriment of them both; she says that if Cassio is wrong, "I have no judgment in an honest face". Of course Desdemona means well, but she gambles too much on another person's honor (III.iii.50).
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