"He found it, then, I never gave it to him. Send him hither. Let him confess the truth." V ii 66-68
When Desdemona tells Othello to go and talk to Cassio, this references the first act when Othello calmly proves his innocence in marrying Desdemona by telling Barbantio to go ask her. This is ironic because when Othello asked the counsel to do this, it saved him. When Desdemona asked this of Othello, he killed her with out considering the possibility. If he had shown the same calm, collected demeanor, and given Cassio the chance to talk, the truth might have come out. The beginning of play was all about accusations without proof, of which Othello was the center of. He disregarded of of that, and allowed Iago to spin a web of lies around him. Having personal experience with discrimination and people who believe the worst in others with Barbatio and all of the others throughout the play who were racist toward him. Despite all of this he so easily fell for Iago's story with out a rational conversation with Desdemona so that she can explain herself.
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