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Iago and Roderigo visit Barbanzio and inform him that his daughter, Desdemona has eloped with Othello. Hearing this Barbanzio gets angry and goes searching for his daughter as he believes Desdemona was kidnapped by Othello to marry him. When they find Desdemona, she informs everyone that it was her choice to marry Othello and wishes to stay with him. The duke sends Othello to help Cyprus defend themselves from the Turks and Desdemona goes with him. Iago also goes along so he can get his revenge on Othello as he believes he has slept with his wife and hates how he gave Cassio the position of Lieutenant instead of him.

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Othello tells everyone that Cyprus has defeated the Turks. Iago manages to persuade Roderigo into thinking that Cassio is in love with Desdemona and gets Roderigo to help him get rid of Cassio. Iago gets Cassio drunk at a gathering with others. Cassio refuses to drink at first as he is light weight but gets persuaded by Iago as he wants to fit in with the others. Cassio starts talking highly and romantically about Desdemona, giving Iago an idea of using Cassio to help him split up Othello and Desdemona. Iago plans on getting his revenge by manipulating Cassio, Othello and Roderigo. As Cassio gets more drunk, he gets into a fight with Roderigo. Othello comes and sees the ruckus Cassio has created and fires him from being lieutenant.  Cassio feels ashamed and wishes to get his job back so he asks Iago for help. Iago informs Cassio that he should ask Desdemona to talk to Othello and help him get his job back. Iago's plan is slowly being played out as he has already trapped Roderigo and Cassio.

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Iago enters and promises Cassio that he will keep Othello out of the way. Emilia tells Cassio that Desdemona is already pleading his case to Othello, but he still wants to speak with Desdemona so Emilia invites him in. Othello send Iago to take care of some business and tells him to meet him later. Desdemona promises Cassio that she will do everything she can for him in getting his job back. When Iago and Othello are alone, Iago tries to make Othello believe that Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio. Othello is easily convinced and starts to get jealous. When Desdemona and Othello are having dinner, she constantly talks about Cassio and how Othello should give him his job back. This makes Othello more mad and jealous. When Desdemona hands Othello the handkerchief that he gave her, he smacks it onto the ground. Emilia takes the handkerchief it gives it to Iago as he has constantly asked her to steal it from Desdemona. Iago plans on using to Handkerchief as proof of Cassio's and Desdemona's affair. Othello mentions how he wished he did not know about the affair so he is not tortured. Othello returns to Iago and tells him what happened which makes him more jealous. Iago tells Othello he saw Cassio with Desdemona's handkerchief that he planted in Cassio's house. Othello questions Desdemona about the handkerchief and asks to see it to which Desdemona replies by saying she doesn't have it instead of saying she lost it. Othello knows that Desdemona does not have the handkerchief and that she is lying to which he creates a fake story about the handkerchief and that it has been in the family for generations which makes Desdemona fell guilty for losing it. He informs Desdemona that the handkerchief is magical and a token of love.

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Iago continues to use his words and manipulative skills on Othello. Iago informs Othello to hide while he talks to Cassio and tries to get him to talk about the affair. Cassio comes and talks about Bianca, his mistress. Othello is too mad to realize Cassio is talking about Bianca and not Desdemona. Bianca walks in and throws the handkerchief at Cassio and proceeds to yell at him out of anger for giving her a gift that another woman gave to him. Cassio follows Bianca as he is confused on what she is talking about. Othello comes out of hiding and starts creating a plan to kill both Cassio and Desdemona. Lodovico, Desdemona's cousin comes and Othello and Desdemona get into an argument in front of him. Othello slaps Desdemona for the first time and then storms out. Lodovico asks Iago if this is the first time Othello laid hands on Desdemona and instead of telling the truth, Iago implies that it happens all the time. Othello tries to get Emilia to tell him that Desdemona is cheating on him in which he fails. Othello starts to talk and treat Desdemona as if she is a whore and unfaithful. Desdemona gets upset and is shocked from the way her husband is acting towards her. Emilia tells Desdemona that maybe someone is poisoning Othello's mind not aware that it is her own husband, Iago. Iago informs Desdemona that Othello is just upset by some problem with affairs of state and comforts her. Roderigo tells Iago that he is mad that despite his efforts he still has not got Desdemona and threatens to quit. Iago persuades Roderigo that he will be in bed with Desdemona in 2 days and all that he has to do is kill Cassio to which Roderigo agrees to doing. Othello tells Desdemona to go to bed and wait for him and dismisses Emilia. Desdemona tells Emilia to put her wedding sheets and tells her about the willow song. She mentions that if she is dying she wants someone to sing this song to her. Othello tells Iago that he plans on killing Desdemona that night. Iago plans on getting Cassio to die that night as well.

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Roderigo and Iago wait for Cassio to come. When Roderigo sees Cassio he attacks him. Insted of killing Cassio, Roderigo wounds him to which Cassio stabs Roderigo. Iago sees this and decides to sneak up behind Cassio and wounds his legs, then runs away. Othello goes to kill Desdemona as he believes that Cassio is dead. Lodovico and Graziano  hear Cassio's screams and go to see what has happened. When they reach, they see Cassio and Roderigo wounded. Iago comes and acts as if he has just seen what has happened. He sees that Roderigo is still alive. Afraid that Roderigo will tell everyone the truth, he kills him. Bianca arrives and Iago tries to pin everything on her.  Cassio is taken to get treated.  Iago sends Emilia to tell Othello and Desdemona that Cassio is wounded and Roderigo is dead. Othello stand besides Desdemona's bed and talks to himself about how beautiful she is and how much he loves her. Desdemona wakes up and tries to defend herself from the accusations Othello is placing on her. Othello kills Desdemona and then lets Emilia into the room. Emilia sees Desdemona and yells murder to which everyone comes and sees Desdemona dead on her bed. Emilia tells Othello about how faithful Desdemona is. Othello tells her about the handkerchief and how she was cheating on him. Emilia clears Othello's confusion by telling him the truth about the handkerchief and how she gave it to Iago. Othello realizes that he has been tricked by Iago and attacks him. Iago uses Emilia as a shield and Othello ends up stabbing her. Iago runs and the guards run after him while some guard Othello. Emilia lays beside Desdemona and tells Othello that Desdemona would never cheat on him and that she loved him very much and then dies. Othello is then filled with grief. Lodovico, Graziano, Cassio on a stretcher and Iago enter. Othello stabs Iago but makes sure he doesn't die. Othello asks Iago why he did all of this and Iago does not respond. Lodovico shows Othello the letters that they found. The letter talks about how Roderigo is to kill Cassio. Lodovico tells Othello that he must come to Venice for trial and that Cassio will be the Governor of Cyprus. Before Othello is taken away he talks about how he wants to be remember. He then stabs himself, kisses Desdemona one last time and dies beside her. Iago is then taken away by Lodovico and Graziano.

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Quote: “For that I do suspect the lusty Moor

Hath leaped into my seat. The thought whereof

Doth, like a poisonous mineral, gnaw my inwards,

And nothing can or shall content my soul

Till I am evened with him, wife for wife.

Or, failing so, yet that I put the Moor

At least into a jealousy so strong

That judgment cannot cure. Which thing to do,

If this poor trash of Venice, whom I trace

For his quick hunting, stand the putting on,

I’ll have our Michael Cassio on the hip,

Abuse him to the Moor in the right garb

(For I fear Cassio with my night-cape too)

Make the Moor thank me, love me, and reward me

For making him egregiously an ass.”(2.1.220-230)

Context: Iago tells himself how  he is planning on to get his revenge. He mentions how he is going to use Cassio to break Othello and Desdemona's marriage by making it seem like they both are in an affair by getting Desdemona and Cassio closer together. He suspects that both Othello and Cassio slept with his wife hence why he's using both of them to get his revenge that way it ends off with the marriage being broken off and Othello and Cassio hating one another and fighting.

Analysis: Iago feels betrayal from his wife Emilia as there is a possibility that she slept with 2 other guys. Something that was rightfully his went to Cassio and now they both are sleeping with his wife. He feels like everything he deserves and has is now Cassio’s like the position of lieutenant and his wife. This adds on to his rage and makes him work harder and be more determined to break up Othello and Desdemona as well as ruin Cassio’s image and life.

Quote: Two things are to be done: My wife must move for Cassio to her mistress. I’ll set her on. Myself, the while, to draw the Moor apart and bring him jump when he may find Cassio soliciting his wife. Ay, that’s the way.

Dull not device by coldness and delay.

(2.3.285-290)

Context: Iago is talking to himself about his plan to take down Othello. After Cassio had lost his position and Othello had lost respect for him because of Iago’s plan with Rodrigo, Iago decided to continue his plan. He will later on turn Desdemona and Othello against each other from Cassio’s relationship with Desdemona.

Analysis: This relates to the inciting incident because from the beginning Iago’s plan was to take power from Othello, as he thought that being an assistant to the moor was something he could not stand. Therefore, the success of Iago’s plan shows how his initial wants are becoming true. He has already gotten Cassio fired and now all that is left to do is make it look like Cassio is having an affair with Desdemona.

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Quote: “Good morrow, good Lieutenant. I am sorry

For your displeasure, but all will sure be well.

The general and his wife are talking of it,

And she speaks for you stoutly. The Moor replies

That he you hurt is of great fame in Cyprus

And great affinity, and that in wholesome wisdom

He might not but refuse you. But he protests he loves you

And needs no other suitor but his likings

To take the safest occasion by the front

To bring you in again.” (3.1.30-35)

Context: Emilia tells Cassio that Othello and Desdemona are talking about him and getting his position back however Othello feels he can’t after seeing his state when he was drunk. Emilia apologizes as she feels bad for Cassio who is so desperately trying to get his position back. Emilia informs Cassio that Desdemona is defending him and is trying to talk Othello into forgiving you.

Analysis: Othello sees how hard Desdemona is trying to get him to forgive Cassio and give his job as lieutenant back, which makes him suspect that Desdemona is sleeping with Cassio as to why she is so determined to get Othello to give Cassio his position back. Iago is using Cassio in order to break up Othello and Desdemona and make Othello trust him more by feeding him lies about Desdemona having an affair that way he can get the job as his lieutenant.

Quote: “She told her, while she kept it

'Twould make her amiable and subdue my father

Entirely to her love, but if she lost it

Or made gift of it, my father’s eye

Should hold her loathèd and his spirits should hunt

After new fancies. She, dying, gave it me

And bid me, when my fate would have me wived,

To give it her. I did so, and take heed on ’t,

Make it a darling like your precious eye.

To lose ’t or give ’t away were such perdition

As nothing else could match.”(3.4.50-55)

Context: Othello asks Desdemona about the handkerchief and demands her to bring it out to show him. He informs Desdemona of the importance of the handkerchief and how it is passed on in the family after his mother receives it from his father as a token of their love.

Analysis: Othello tells Desdemona why the handkerchief is so important and creates this story and asks her to bring the handkerchief to him despite knowing that it is not with her but with Cassio. Desdemona feels guilty as she found out that the handkerchief was like Othello’s love and she lost it. Othello gave it to her as he trusted her and believed she would take good care of it but when he finds out that she doesn’t have it and instead its with Cassio, he assumes that Desdemona doesn't love him as much as she did at first. Othello is falling into Iago’s trap and it is seen that Iago manipulates Othello well as he starts to suspect her.

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Iago is the villain that uses his manipulating skills to get revenge on Othello and Cassio. He uses his skills and word choices to trap Cassio, Othello and Roderigo into completing his revenge. His scheming and plans results in the death of Desdemona, Emilia, ROderigo and othello. Everyone believes that Iago is a honest man but in reality he tells nothing but lies in order for him to get what he wants.

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Quote: “I am not what I am.” (1,1.67)

Context: Iago is speaking to Roderigo about Othello appointing Cassio Lieutenant over Iago. Iago admits his hate for both men, but will appear loyal to them.

Analysis: This contradiction is the reader’s early introduction to Iago. This quote clearly establishes Iago’s intent on being duplicitous, where he will appear to be loyal, but his true motives are evil.

Quote: "Though in the trade of war I have slain men, Yet do I hold it very stuff o' th' conscience to do no contrived murder. I lack iniquity sometimes to do me service. Nine or ten times I had thought t' have yerked him here under the ribs." (1.2.2-5)

Context: After revealing Othello’s marriage to Brabantio, Iago goes to manipulate Othello by pretending to show loyalty. Iago told Othello that he would have stabbed Rodrigo but he “believed” it was deeply wrong to murder someone.

Analysis: We learn that Iago is very manipulating and he will say anything in order to change people’s perspective of him. Othello now sees Iago as someone who is loyal, trustworthy and has mercy towards others. When really, he is mischievous and untrustworthy.

Quote: “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.”(2.3.30-34)

Context: In this part of the text, Iago goes through a stage of his plan. He mentions the first he will get Cassio drunk. then he will get everyone drunk, to eventually lead to arguments and immature fighting. Iago also mentions that at the moment, Roderigo is a fool without clear judgement due to the clouds of thoughts caused by his love for Desdemona.

Analysis: This passage demonstrates one of the ways Iago is a villain because it shows him taking advantage of the fact that everyone is drunk and he is playing with the cards in his favor as he is one of the only sober people in that area at the moment.

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Othello is a well respected man. He adores his wife but is very easy to manipulate. Othello is very gullible and trusts people easily. He does not know how to differentiate between what is the truth and what is false. He blindly puts his trust on people. Othello is weak and insecure which makes him jumps to conclusions. Othello is the hero that is responsible for his own downfall. He is a good villain as despite that he plans on murdering his wife and the lieutenant, he was tricked and manipulated into thinking they both have deceived him.

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Quote: “The Turk with a most mighty preparation makes for Cyprus. Othello, the fortitude of the place is best known to you, and though we have there a substitute of most allowed sufficiency, yet opinion, a sovereign mistress of effects, throws a more safer voice on you.”(1.3.221)

Analysis: Othello is highly respected because of his abilities of being a great soldier. Everyone loves him as he has done good things for them and has always protected them from any danger.

Quote: “These Moors are changeable in their will” (1.3.389-390)

Analysis: Othello is gullible according to Iago. Othello can easily be manipulated into doing things and he easily trusts people.

Quote: “Think’st thou I’d make a life of jealousy,

To follow still the changes of the moon

With fresh suspicions? No! To be once in doubt

Is to be resolved.” (3.3.182-185)

Context: In this part of the text, Iago is trying to place thoughts of disloyalty in Othello’s mind to make him second guess and doubt his wife. Othello’s state of mind at this point of the play is that he is slowly feeding into Iago’s deceptions, however, he refuses to believe his wife is cheating, without any proof.

Analysis: Othello will not believe anything anyone says about those who he truly loves. The only way he would believe in someone who talks ill of his loved one is by seeing evidence to prove their point.

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Act 1:
Quote: “I hate the Moor. My cause is hearted. Thine hath no less reason. Let us be conjunctive in our revenge against him. If thou canst cuckold him, thou dost thyself a pleasure, me a sport.”(1.3.311)

Analysis: Here, Iago shows signs of jealousy when he mentions that he hates Othello because of his high positions and he will let his hate become the motivation for his revenge. He also tells Roderigo that he should also hate Othello for stealing Desdemona’s heart and let that be the cause for his revenge as well. It shows that Iago is jealous of Othello’s power and Roderigo is jealous of Desdemona’s love for Othello.

Act 2:
Quote: “Oh, you are well tuned now,

But I’ll set down the pegs that make this music,

As honest as I am.”

(2.1.185)

Analysis: Iago plans on ruining Othello’s happiness as he is still upset and jealous that Othello did not give him the position of lieutenant despite all his hard work and skills. It shows the hatred Iago has for Othello and how he will not stop until he takes away Othello’s happiness.

Act 3:
Quote: “Come, come,

You’ll never meet a more sufficient man.

The handkerchief!A man that all his time

Hath founded his good fortunes on your love,

Shared dangers with you—

The handkerchief!”(3.4.81-86)

Analysis: Othello hears Desdemona praising Cassio making him feel jealous as his own wife is talking good things about another man. On top of that, he knows that Desdemona does not have the handkerchief with her and to see her stalling and avoiding to show him if she has it, his suspicion increases as he believe his wife is lying in order to protect Cassio and not inform Othello of her giving it to Cassio.

Act 4:
Quote: “I would have him nine years a-killing. A fine woman! A fair woman! A sweet woman!”

(4.1.140)

Analysis: Othello is jealous of Cassio as he has been in bed with Desdemona, his wife. He wants to torture Cassio or even kill him since he has been involved with Desdemona, of whom Cassio knew Othello loved very much. He hates the idea that Desdemona chose Cassio over him.

Act 5:
Quote: “If Cassio do remain

He hath a daily beauty in his life

That makes me ugly” (5.1.20)

Analysis: Iago is jealous of Cassio as he looks more handsome and when he speaks, it is well spoken and everyone likes him. Iago hates how Cassio makes Iago look ugly whenever he is near.

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Quote: “‘Despise me

If I do not. Three great ones of the city

(In personal suit to make me his lieutenant)

Off-capped to him, and by the faith of man

I know my price, I am worth no worse a place.

But he (as loving his own pride and purposes)

Evades them with a bombast circumstance

Horribly stuffed with epithets of war,

And in conclusion

Nonsuits my mediators. For “Certes,” says he,

“I have already chose my officer.”

And what was he?

Forsooth, a great arithmetician,

One Michael Cassio, a Florentine

(A fellow almost damned in a fair wife)

That never set a squadron in the field,

Nor the division of a battle knows

More than a spinster—unless the bookish theoric.”’(1.1.10-25)

Context: Iago says this to Roderigo. He talks about how it is so unfair that despite all his hard work and training in the military and everyone agreeing on making him the lieutenant, Othello still chooses to make Cassio his lieutenant. Someone who is less experienced is getting the job to fight under Othello compared to him who has fought in Rhodes and Cyprus.

Analysis: Iago feels like he is cast aside and is only there to fill in the role of an old military position who ranks the lowest of all the commission officers. He doesn’t like how Othello gave the lieutenant position to Cassio who is less qualified than him. Although the general and everyone else saw his fighting skills and informed Othello that he is the right choice, Ohtello still decides that Iago is not to be his second in command instead its Cassio.

Quote: “So please, your grace, my ancient. A man he is of honesty and trust. To his conveyance I assign my wife, with what else needful your good grace shall think to be sent after me.”

(1.3.278-282)

Context: Othello is telling the Duke to send Iago with his wife and belongings to the trip where Othello is assigned to help protect Cyprus from the Turks. Othello had just been manipulated by Iago, as Othello trusts him and his loyalty because of the warning he gave about Desdemona’s father, Barbanzio.

Analysis: This relates to the inciting incident because Othello trusting Iago and even asking for him to come along, will be a way for Iago to continue his plan to overthrow him. By being nearby, there can be countless amounts of ways he can take Othello down, now that he is closer.

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Quote: “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!”

(4.1.155)

Context: Othello hears Cassio’s conversation with Iago and now he is determined to kill Desdemona for cheating on him. Iago helps Othello plan the killing by suggesting ideas like strangling her instead and Othello agrees to it. They plan on doing this at night and Othello mentions how he will also get rid of Cassio as well.

Analysis: This proves once again the smartness of Iago and Gullibility of Othello. Iago successfully manipulates Othello into believing his wife cheated on him hence Othello decides to kill her. This makes Iago more closer to his plan of ruining Othello and Cassio. Othello is quick into changing his perspective on his love for Desdemona. He is willing to kill Desdemona and Cassio in order to teach Desdemona a lesson that she should have never been unfaithful.

Quote: “(striking her) Devil!”(4.1.185)

“It is not honesty in me to speak

What I have seen and known. You shall observe him, And his own courses will denote him so That I may save my speech. Do but go after And mark how he continues.”  (4.1.230)

Context: Othello hits Desdemona by slapping her after hearing her talk about Cassio to her cousin. Lodovico asks Iago if Othello hitting Desdemona is a regular thing or if it's his first time to which Iago responds by not clarifying it's his first time.

Analysis: Othello is easily influenced by Iago that he hits her for the first time. He can’t control his anger when she talks nice about Cassio causing him to smack her and yell at her. When her cousin asks if Othello does this often, Iago doesn’t fix the misunderstanding and continues to let Lodovico think that Othello does not treat Desdemona right. Iago succeeds into manipulating Othello that he lays a hand on her. Iago continues to tell people false things in order to get what he wants from the beginning like the position. Iago makes Othello quickly decide that he wants both Desdemona and Cassio dead which makes it easier for Iago to get his revenge.

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Quote: “'Tis he. Oh, brave Iago, honest and just,

That hast such noble sense of thy friend’s wrong!” (5.1.32-33)

Context: Othello hears Cassio screaming for help. He believes that Cassio is dead from the hands of Iago and praises Iago for being trustworthy, honest and fulfilling his promise.

Analysis: Othello is occupied by the thought of his wife having an affair with Cassio that he does not see Iago for who he truly is. Othello is too angry to see that this was all Iago’s plan that he has been trapped in. He believes that the death of Desdemona is the only option he has in order to get revenge for her affair and save himself from all the embarrassment. Iago has succeeded in killing Cassio and his plan as he is left with just Othello and Desdemona to get rid of.

Quote: “Put out the light, and then put out the light.

If I quench thee, thou flaming minister,

I can again thy former light restore

Should I repent me. But once put out thy light,

Thou cunning’st pattern of excelling nature,

I know not where is that Promethean heat

That can thy light relume. When I have plucked thy rose

I cannot give it vital growth again,

It must needs wither. I’ll smell thee on the tree.

Oh, balmy breath, that dost almost persuade

Justice to break her sword! One more, one more.

Be thus when thou art dead and I will kill thee

And love thee after. (kissing her) One more, and that’s the last.

So sweet was ne'er so fatal. I must weep,

But they are cruel tears.”  (5.2.7-20)

Context: Othello is standing beside the bed of where Desdemona is sleeping. He kisses her before killing her. He talks to himself about how Desdemona should die before cheating with other men and believes her death is the only option.

Analysis: Despite the fact that he still loves Desdemona, he is manipulated by Iago to kill her in order to make sure she learns her lesson as to never cheat on someone who loves her very much. He knows that once he kills Desdemona, he won’t be able to go back, but still continues to go with his plan of killing her. Iago has manipulated Othello to the point where is is standing in his own room about to kill his wife that he adores so much.