"The morning after the fight, Cassio asks Emilia to help him speak to Desdemona and Iago offers further support. Emilia tells Cassio that Desdemona is already speaking up for him to Othello ‘and she speaks for you stoutly’. Cassio asks Emilia to help him speak ‘with Desdemona alone’." Consider this summary from Scene 1 of Act III. The text that in singular quotation marks is distinguishable because of the irony that is present. Describe why these comments are ironic and how they may assist in moving the plot forward. *