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Examples Of Iago's Infidelity In Othello

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Another good example was when Iago started convincing Othello that Desdemona might be being unfaithful to him, “Watch your wife. Watch how she is with Cassio. Just watch—don’t be either completely suspicious or completely trustful. I wouldn’t want to see you taken advantage of because you’re such an open and trusting guy” (Shakespeare Act 3, Scene 3, Line 200). Iago is making Othello doubt about his own wife making him believe that she is sleeping with Cassio or that she might start having a relationship with him. However, Othello is not completely convinced about all the things Iago is making him go through its mind, his wife infidelity. Knowing now how Iago is, he will keep trying to convince Othello about his wife cheating on him; he will

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