The story of this play begins in the city of Venice, at night. Iago, an ensign in the Venetian army, is bitter about being passed over for lieutenant in favor of Cassio. Iago tells Roderigo that he serves Othello, the Moor who is the army's general, only to serve himself. Act I start with Iago and Rodrigo talking about their hate towards Othello, Iago has a strong hate toward him since Othello stole his position in Iago’s mind, Iago clearly is trying to get revenge on Othello when he tells Rodrigo “No, calm down. I’m serving under him to take advantage of him. I, i, 45”. Rodrigo, on the other hand, is in love with Desdemona and he has been paying Iago money and jewelry to give it to Desdemona and win her over and …show more content…
Emilia here will be my witness: I promise you that you’ll get your position back again. And if I promise to help someone, I do everything I can. My husband will never get a moment’s rest; I’ll keep him up at night talking about you until he runs out of patience. He will think that his bed has become a conference table for discussing your problem—he won’t be able to get away from it. I’ll bring up your name at every moment. So, cheer up. I’m your advocate, and I’d rather die than give up on you. III, iii,20-25.” Iago is trying to show Othello how much he loves Desdemona because that way when he kills her it’s going to hurt him more. When Iago says “Don’t get up yet. Let heaven be my witness—I’m putting my mind, my heart, and my hands in Othello’s control. Let him command me, and I’ll do whatever he asks, no matter how violent. III, iii,