Othello II

Throughout the first three acts of Shakespeare's play Othello, the Moor of Venice, Iago has about various soliloquies and asides. Each time, he divulges to the audience another facet of his plan to ruin Othello. Iago shows his true colors that cannot be seen by anyone but the audience. These techniques give Iago the ability to demonstrate his honest, noble facade to the other characters but to the audience, he reveals his true thoughts. Also, he foreshadows the next manipulation, whether it be to Othello, Mantano, Cassio, and even Roderigo. He formulates plots to make Cassio lose his position of power, make Othello jealous, and make Desdemona look unfaithful. However, he gives merely an outline of what he will do. In Act I, Iago states, "He holds me well/The better shall my purpose work on him" (I.iii.370-371). In the next act, Othello looks to him for the truth of the scuffle between Montano and Cassio. Again, in the next soliloquy  Iago says, "And bring him [Othello] jump when he may Cassio find soliciting his wife (II.iii.349-350)." This is fulfilled again in the third act.