As the play goes on, Iago gets smarter while the rest of the cast seems to get dumber. iago has the whole cast wrapped around his finger, and is playing them like pawns. Still, no one suspects him behind all of the drama that seems to be unfolding before their eyes. Iago is so manipulative and he has been able to persuade Othello into thinking that Desdemona is cheating with Cassio without even telling him, therefore Othello thinks it is his idea. Whenever Othello would start to suggest the idea, Iago would try to convince him otherwise, all the while planting a seed into his head.
The whole situation with Iago, Othello, Cassio and Desdemona reminds me of several situations in high school. Othello and Desdemona are the cute happy couple that all the single people hate to see. Iago is the jealous "friend" who tries to break them up for whatever reason. So he sets up someone not so bright, like Cassio, to make it seem like Desdemona is cheating on Othello. They come to them saying how they saw their girl with some other guy, and they were doing this and that, and like a fool the guy would trust his "friend" over his girlfriend.
If you really read and pay attention to Othello it reminds you of plenty of things going on today. Some of the situations and actions taken would never be allowed today, but still, the predicaments the cast find themselves in could easily happen in today's world. The way things are going it is easy to tell everything will map out just the way Iago wants it to. It seems like he has thrown Roderigo to the side because he is no longer needed for his plan. Othello is already suspecting Desdemona and now Iago has given him "proof." I'm anxious to see if Othello will try to kill Desdemona or Cassio when it all hits the fan.
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