In Act II, Iago and Othello are walking, when they see Cassio talking to Desdemona, and Cassio slips away quickly when he sees them. At first Othello thinks nothing of it but Iago begins to invoke ideas that Desdemona is unfaithful. Iago begins to set up his plot and plants seeds of doubt in Othello’s mind by saying, “Ha! I like not that”(III.III.33). Iago uses a tone that suggests that Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio and that his wife should not be talking to him. Othello asks what he means by this, but Iago digresses making Othello want to know more information. Eventually, Iago makes Othello believes he is unworthy of Desdemona and makes him question Desdemona’s motives for marrying him. Iago says something must be wrong with Desdemona for choosing him over other men in Venice, who are like Cassio. Iago capitalizes on Othello’s insecurities and makes Othello doubt Desdemona’s innocence and faithfulness. Iago continues by saying, “She did deceive her father.../And when she seem’d to shake and fear your looks,/She loved them most”(III.III.208-209). This proves to Othello that he may not know everything that Desdemona is thinking or doing. Iago uses Desdemona’s past to convince Othello that it would
In Act II, Iago and Othello are walking, when they see Cassio talking to Desdemona, and Cassio slips away quickly when he sees them. At first Othello thinks nothing of it but Iago begins to invoke ideas that Desdemona is unfaithful. Iago begins to set up his plot and plants seeds of doubt in Othello’s mind by saying, “Ha! I like not that”(III.III.33). Iago uses a tone that suggests that Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio and that his wife should not be talking to him. Othello asks what he means by this, but Iago digresses making Othello want to know more information. Eventually, Iago makes Othello believes he is unworthy of Desdemona and makes him question Desdemona’s motives for marrying him. Iago says something must be wrong with Desdemona for choosing him over other men in Venice, who are like Cassio. Iago capitalizes on Othello’s insecurities and makes Othello doubt Desdemona’s innocence and faithfulness. Iago continues by saying, “She did deceive her father.../And when she seem’d to shake and fear your looks,/She loved them most”(III.III.208-209). This proves to Othello that he may not know everything that Desdemona is thinking or doing. Iago uses Desdemona’s past to convince Othello that it would