When Othello must manage love and marriage, his innocence undermines his confidence. Iago finds it quite simple to steer Othello into a prison of jealousy by making him believe that his wife, Desdemona, loves another man. It is possible that Othello already felt that her love for him was too good to be true, so it comes by no surprise when Othello jumps to conclusions. Othello sees his friend Cassio as the man most women, such as Desdemona, would want to marry. And, therefore, as the man she would run to if her love for Othello ceased. In a way, Othello was anticipating this fantasy to come to an end, for Desdemona to realize that she made an error by marrying him.
