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In the city of Venice, we're introduced to Iago and Roderigo

Iago is angry over the fact he wasn't chosen for lieutenant (Cassio was chosen) under the Moor

Iago manipulates Roderigo knowing Roderigo is in love with Desdemona into helping him break up Othello and Desdemona by alerting her father.

Brabantio, Desdemona's father finds out about Othello and Desdemona's marriage and is angered thinking Othello bewitched her into marrying him.

Iago carries his character throughout the text making sure to prove his loyalty to Othello whenever he could even when we know Iago is just serving under Othello in order to use him.

Othello assures Brabantio that their love (Desdemona & Othello) for eachother is real and Desdemona agrees proving to her father

Othello is a general army moor and is called out to Cyprus to lead the battle between Turks and Venetians

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In Cyprus a storm strikes and the groups are separated but once they reunite Othello displays public affection towards Desdemona and they leave

Iago sits and observes characters like Cassio, Othello and Desdemona to further expand his plans moving forward

After defeating the Turkish party, the group celebrate for the triumph of war and Othello's marriage; Iago finds this as an opportunity to manipulate Roderigo into helping him backstab Cassio

Iago pressures and encourages Cassio to drink and get drunk then orders Roderigo to pick a fight with Cassio in order to ruin Cassio's reputation; Othello comes in and strips Cassio of his rank

A devastated Cassio is then encouraged by Iago to talk to Desdemona about helping him take his rank back

Iago motives are to get Othello jealous by doing so

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Iago speaks to Cassio about how he can take his rank back; He should talk to Desdemona to help get his job back by convincing Othello

Iago uses the fact that Cassio is talking to Desdemona to make it seem like Desdemona is cheating on Othello with Cassio when in reality Desdemona is just trying to help

Iago manipulates Othello with lies into really believing that his wife is cheating on him with Cassio

Othello falls into a jealousy trap mindset

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Othello truly believes that Desdemona is cheating on him with Cassio and orders Iago to kill off Cassio while he thinks of ways to kill his wife

Othello trusts Iago to murder Cassio for him; Iago's murder attempt on Cassio fails but Othello succeeds in killing his wife Desdemona

Emilia, Iago's wife finds out the dirty truth behind Iago's plan and exposes him to Othello; Iago gets sent to jail

Due to all the guilt and pain he had brought upon everyone (killing his wife even), Othello ends up killing himself

In the end, it is only Cassio who gets a happy ending as he becomes governor

Iago's plan did not work out as Desdemona and Othello both are dead and he is stuck in jail

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"Zounds, sir, you are one of those that will not serve God, if the devil bid you. Because we come to do you service and you think we are ruffians, you’ll have your daughter covered with a Barbary horse. You’ll have your nephews neigh to you. You’ll have coursers for cousins and gennets for germans." Here, Iago is found manipulating Brabantio with his words, talking down on Othello; someone he presumably serves under. This quote represents Act 1 well because it introduces and shows us more of Iago's intentions and motives. We know that Iago serves under Othello and yet here Iago is seen trying to break up Othellos marriage with Desdemona and then acting as if he is loyal to Othello. It shows Iago's manipulative character and his plans to use Othello in the end.

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"Damn her, lewd minx! Oh, damn her, damn her! Come, go with me apart. I will withdraw ro furnish me with some swift means of death for the fair devil. Now art thou my lieutenant." (Act 3, Scene 3, Line 484 - 487) This quote really shows how in Act 3, things are coming to a turning point. Iago's plan is solidifying into place as he had just successfully convinced Othello his wife is cheating on him. Othello has entered a point of no return where he has made his mind up on sentencing Cassio to his death and is thinking of ways to kill his wife. Iago is manipulating Othello like a puppet and it's working.

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“These fellows have some soul, and such a one do I profess myself. For, sir, It is as sure as you are Roderigo,

Were I the Moor, I would not be Iago. In following him, I follow but myself. Heaven is my judge, not I for love and duty, But seeming so, for my peculiar end. For when my outward action doth demonstrate

The native act and figure of my heart In compliment extern, ’tis not long after But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve For daws to peck at. I am not what I am.”

(Act 1, Scene 1, Line 58-67)

Othello believes he could trust Iago as a good servant and yet Iago is a traitor behind his back only serving him to use him in the end. ago says he is not a loyal servant and is only serving Othello to get what he wants all the while maintaining a good reputation as a servant.

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"(IAGO) A good wench, give it me. (EMILIA) What will you do with ’t, that you have been so earnest To have me filch it?

(IAGO) Why, what is that to you? (EMILIA) If it be not for some purpose of import, give ’t me again. Poor lady, she’ll run mad

When she shall lack it. (IAGO) Be not acknown on ’t, I have use for it. Go, leave me."
(Act 3, Scene 3, Line 323 - 330)

Emilia shows loyalty to Iago and betrays Desdemona when she hands over the handkerchief that Iago asked her to steal. She knows how much it meant to Desdemona and Othello but she chooses to please her lover. It is important who she shows loyalty to because if she were to betray Iago, his plan would have failed and everything would go back to normal.

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"(OTHELLO) Get me some poison, Iago, this night. I’ll not expostulate with her, lest her body and beauty unprovide my mind again—This night, Iago! (IAGO) Do it not with poison. Strangle her in her bed, even the bed she hath contaminated. (OTHELLO) Good, good, the justice of it pleases! Very good! (IAGO) And for Cassio, let me be his undertaker. You shall hear more by midnight."
(Act 4, Scene 1, Line 156 - 159)

Iago and Othello show somewhat of loyalty to each other as they trust each other to commit crimes. But, Othello betrayed Desdemona as he was plotting to kill her, despite the fact that he still sometimes thinks she has such a beautiful and kind soul.

"O thou dull Moor! That handkerchief thou speak’st of I found by fortune and did give my husband. For often, with a solemn earnestness— more than indeed belonged to such a trifle— He begged of me to steal it."
(Act 5, Scene 2, Line 238 - 242)

Emilia betrays Iago and tells the truth about his schemes. She rats him out to everyone because she stays loyal to Desdemona and tries to avenge her death

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"If I can fasten but one cup upon him,With that which he hath drunk tonight already, he’ll be as full of quarrel and offense as my young mistress' dog. Now my sick fool Roderigo, whom love hath turned almost the wrong side out, to Desdemona hath tonight caroused potations pottle-deep, and he’s to watch. Three lads of Cyprus, noble swelling spirits (That hold their honors in a wary distance, the very elements of this warlike isle) have I tonight flustered with flowing cups, and they watch too. Now ’mongst this flock of drunkards am I to put our Cassio in some action that may offend the isle. But here they come. If consequences do but approve my dream my boat sails freely, both with wind and stream." (Act 2, Scene 3, Line 30 - 45) In this scene, it shows Iago's true intentions on how he plans on taking Cassio down. Iago pressures Cassio into getting drunk and then ruining his reputation by manipulating Roderigo into stirring up a fight with Cassio. This is where Iago's plan really starts to come into act because his actions resulted in Cassio losing his position as lieutenant.

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"Tis evermore the prologue to his sleep. He’ll watch the horologe a double set If drink rock not his cradle."
(Act 2, Scene 3, Line 90-92)

Iago is the one who encouraged Cassio to drink and have a good time, but when Cassio is seen fighting with Roderigo; something Iago made happen, Iago downgrades Cassio's good name to Montano and spews lies about Cassio being a alcoholic. Cassio trusted Iago and his word when Iago asked him to drink.

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Coming to the end of the text, character development is shown greatly. "That’s he that was Othello. Here I am." (Act 5, Scene 2, Line 302). Othello comes to realization that he had been manipulated and tricked and understands that the jealousy consumed him and he who is not himself anymore. Othello feels foolish for trusting Iago's words and letting him believe that his wife was really cheating on him. He let jealousy and anger control his actions and committed an act that was irreversible; killing the love of his life.

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Throughout the text, we discover Iago's true intentions and plan. Iago is seen as an honest servant under Othello's name and yet they don't know Iago's true face. Iago creates a loyal, faithful act and reputation for himself in order to win the trust of everybody only to in the end, use that trust to manipulate everyone. "Whip me such honest knaves. Others there are. Who, trimmed in forms and visages of duty, Keep yet their hearts attending on themselves and, throwing but shows of service on their lords, Do well thrive by them. And when they have lined their coats, Do themselves homage." (Act 1, Scene 1, Line 52-58) Here, the audience learns of Iago's true intentions and his plan. Iago admits he is putting on a good face for Othello making it seem like he is faithful when really he is only looking out for himself and plans to get rich and be his own master. Iago is a character that is manipulative and sneaky, anything but what the characters call him: "Honest" Iago.

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Othello, the captain of a general army;  someone who had it all, then lost it all. Throughout the text, we learn of Othello's character and his development, we see that Othello is very weak-minded and easily influenced which proves that he was the downfall of his own character. “In sleep I heard him say, ‘Sweet Desdemona, Let us be wary, let us hide our loves’.” Iago spews out straight lies to Othello and Othello believes what Iago is telling him as he gives out more proof like saying “I know not that, but such a handkerchief—I am sure it was your wife’s—did I today see Cassio wipe his beard with.” Othello starts to be influenced by Iago and trusting his words. Jealousy and anger starts to consume him with the thought of his wife cheating on him and Iago is able to take advantage of this anger by spitting out more lies for him to believe. In the end, Othello kills his own wife due to the fact that he truly believed she was having an affair with Cassio. Due to his gullible character, he was influenced into committing an act he cannot take back.