Brendan Tuma
Mr. George
World Lit G
01 November 2010
“Very nature will instruct her in it and compel her to some second choice” (2. 1. 255-256).
The above quotation is Iago speaking to Roderigo. The entire scene so far has consisted of Iago trying to bring everyone down. He has a scheme to hurt everybody to further himself. Through this quotation he is hurting both Othello and Cassio. His first objective is to get back at Othello and he wants to do so by breaking up him and Desdemona. His idea is to convince Othello that Desdemona and Cassio have a relationship so that Cassio will no longer be Othello’s lieutenant. By telling Roderigo that Desdemona will seek another option he is installing in Roderigo’s head that hope is not lost and if he wants to continue scheming that Othello and Desdemona can eventually be broken up. Iago is not actually loyal to Roderigo however and he is only looking out for himself.
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