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In his absence, Iago gets Cassio drunk, and then persuades Roderigo to draw Cassio into a fight. Montano tries to calm down an angry and drunk Cassio. This leads to their fighting one another and Montano's being injured. Othello arrives and questions the men as to what happened. Othello blames Cassio for the disturbance and strips him of his rank.
Iago is one of Shakespeare's most sinister villains, often considered such because of the unique trust that Othello places in him, which he betrays while maintaining his reputation for honesty and dedication. Shakespeare contrasts Iago with Othello's nobility and integrity. With 1,097 lines, Iago has more lines in the play than Othello himself.
It is intriguing, however, that Othello responds to Iago's affirmation by saying "Well, thou dost best". Admittedly, this would seem to agree with the Hell interpretation - Othello wants Iago to go to hell so it is better for him never to repent. However, Othello already assumes Iago to be a devil on some level, so this doesn't make complete sense.
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Othello study guide, themes, quotes, multimedia, and teacher resources; Othello Act and scene wise summary & quotes, analysis, characters, topic discussions. Othello Archived 15 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine at the British Library; Othello—Annotated text aligned to Common Core standards.
Roderigo, a wealthy Venetian, is manipulated into funding the antagonist Iago's plot against Othello in the hopeless belief that Iago will aid him in courting Othello's wife Desdemona. In the later acts, Iago recruits Roderigo to assassinate Othello's former lieutenant Michael Cassio, though he is killed by Iago when he fails in his attempt to ...