Iago is able to manipulate his victims with his clever use of language. He convinces Othello that his young wife, Desdemona, is cheating on him. In a final attempt to convince Othello that Desdemona is unfaithful he presents the evidence of the handkerchief, a marriage gift from Othello to Desdemona, to be in the possession of Cassio, the one Othello suspects of cheating with his wife (III, iii, 447-449). This conversation pushes Othello over the edge and ultimately ends in the death of Othello, Desdemona, and several others including Iago’s own
Iago is able to manipulate his victims with his clever use of language. He convinces Othello that his young wife, Desdemona, is cheating on him. In a final attempt to convince Othello that Desdemona is unfaithful he presents the evidence of the handkerchief, a marriage gift from Othello to Desdemona, to be in the possession of Cassio, the one Othello suspects of cheating with his wife (III, iii, 447-449). This conversation pushes Othello over the edge and ultimately ends in the death of Othello, Desdemona, and several others including Iago’s own