Iago's scheme is a multi-faceted web of deceit. Iago's first move is to use Roderigo's feelings for Desdemona to his benefit; Roderigo is very foolish and very rich. Iago takes advantage of both these traits. "Tush, never tell me! I take it much unkindly That Thou, Iago, who hast had my purse As if the strings were thine, should'st know of this"(1,1,1). Iago embezzles the

money Roderigo gives him to help him wed Desdemona. Iago convinces Roderigo to fight Cassio, the soldier who received the promotion Iago desires. After a drunken bar fight Othello demotes Cassio. Desdemona nobly appealed to her husband, in an attempt to have Cassio's rank re-instituted. Ever observant Iago came up with another idea: convince Othello Desdemona was attracted to Cassio. Iago convinced Cassio that a meeting could be arranged with him and Desdemona; and she might be able to use her influence to have Cassio's rank restored. When the meeting took place, Iago showed Othello Cassio and his wife talking. This created the first seeds of doubt in Othello's mind. Iago persistently planted these seeds of doubt in Othello's mind. "I speak not yet of proof. Look to your wife; observe her well with Cassio; Wear your eyes thus, not jealous nor secure

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