Act 3 Scene 3

Robby Treadwell

8/14/12

Act 3 Scene 3

Period 4

In this scene Cassio begs to Desdemona that he gets his job back and he makes sure that Desdemona will talk to Othello. In the meantime Iago is proving to Othello that Desdemona is cheating on him with Cassio. Othello believes everything Iago says and at the end Othello demands that Cassio is to be killed. "I will in Cassio's lodging lose this napkin and let him find it. Trifles light as air are to the jealous confirmations strong as proofs of holy writ. This may do something. The Moor already changes with my poison. Dangerous conceits are in their natures poisons which at the first are scarce found to distate, but with a little act upon the blood burn like the mines of sulfur." In this quote Iago proves that he is an evil man and that he has bad intentions. He has already planted into Othello's mind that thought of Desdemona cheating on him, but now he has even more proof so that he makes sure Othello believes him. My thoughts on the reading were that I think Iago is a very evil man. Everyone knows that Cassio is a very nice man and he did not intend to hurt the general. It was all Iagos fault because he got Cassio so drunk. I don’t think it is fair for Cassio because he is trying so hard to get his job back and he is so apologetic, but Othello trusts Iago more then Cassio. Iago is just trying to find ways to get Desdemona and Othello to break up so that he can get to Desdemona. I start to dislike Iago more and more as the book goes on, because his ideas and intentions keep getting worse and worse. What I don’t understand is that why doesn’t Othello just question Cassio one on one about hooking up with Desdemona?