The audience gets to know just how much Iago craves for improving his social standing.
I found this passage of particular importance because it paints a pretty good picture for how the rest of the play will unfold. We come to realize Iago's hatred toward Othello and his plan to bring him to his demise. It also characterizes Iago as one who has a gift for deception. While he pretends to be loyal to Othello, he orchestrates a plan with Roderigo to bring him down. What Roderigo doesn't know is that Iago is also planning to deceive him as well. And he isn’t finished there. He also plans to use a close partner in Michael Cassio to spread false rumours about his intimacy with Desdemona. Hence, the passage constructs the plot very well. We get to
I found this passage of particular importance because it paints a pretty good picture for how the rest of the play will unfold. We come to realize Iago's hatred toward Othello and his plan to bring him to his demise. It also characterizes Iago as one who has a gift for deception. While he pretends to be loyal to Othello, he orchestrates a plan with Roderigo to bring him down. What Roderigo doesn't know is that Iago is also planning to deceive him as well. And he isn’t finished there. He also plans to use a close partner in Michael Cassio to spread false rumours about his intimacy with Desdemona. Hence, the passage constructs the plot very well. We get to