He had a beautiful, loving wife, he was a commander of a great army and he had friends whom he could trust. Or so he thought. In the third act of the play, Iago’s plan had begun to kick off. He slowly began to plant the idea in Othello’s head that his wife was having an affair with Cassio. At first when faced with this circumstance, Othello denied that such a thing were true by saying, “No, not much moved. I do not think but Desdemona’s honest” (3.3.117-151). Othello doesn’t think much about what he was told. However he begins to think about it more and more, making him not at ease. Because of this situation, Othello confronts Iago angrily mentioning that if Iago were lying he would have him killed. He also requested that he wanted proof of such accusations. This is Othello’s way of trying to solve the circumstance he has been faced with. He let false allegations get into his head and now he is trying to deny it by threatening his friend. Iago then swore to Othello saying that he wouldn’t dare lie to him. He continued to make claims that Desdemona was cheating on Othello. Othello also witnesses what he thinks is Iago and Cassio talking about Desdemona. To top it all off, he notices that Cassio had given Desdemona’s handkerchief to the island prostitute Bianca. Given the infuriating circumstance, Othello decided that action needed to done in order to solve his inner conflict. A rumor can go a long ways, far enough to ruin a man 's trust
He had a beautiful, loving wife, he was a commander of a great army and he had friends whom he could trust. Or so he thought. In the third act of the play, Iago’s plan had begun to kick off. He slowly began to plant the idea in Othello’s head that his wife was having an affair with Cassio. At first when faced with this circumstance, Othello denied that such a thing were true by saying, “No, not much moved. I do not think but Desdemona’s honest” (3.3.117-151). Othello doesn’t think much about what he was told. However he begins to think about it more and more, making him not at ease. Because of this situation, Othello confronts Iago angrily mentioning that if Iago were lying he would have him killed. He also requested that he wanted proof of such accusations. This is Othello’s way of trying to solve the circumstance he has been faced with. He let false allegations get into his head and now he is trying to deny it by threatening his friend. Iago then swore to Othello saying that he wouldn’t dare lie to him. He continued to make claims that Desdemona was cheating on Othello. Othello also witnesses what he thinks is Iago and Cassio talking about Desdemona. To top it all off, he notices that Cassio had given Desdemona’s handkerchief to the island prostitute Bianca. Given the infuriating circumstance, Othello decided that action needed to done in order to solve his inner conflict. A rumor can go a long ways, far enough to ruin a man 's trust