only to use him He makes Roderigo awaken Brabantio at night to expose Desdemona s marriage Later when Roderigo demands his money back Iago kills him in the dark to hide his lies Intrigue against Cassio Iago s second intrigue is against Cassio who becomes Othello s lieutenant Iago is jealous because he believes he deserves the post He says Cassio is only a great arithmetician not a real soldier He decides to ruin Cassio s honor At the party in Cyprus Iago gets Cassio drunk and makes Roderigo start a fight Cassio hurts Montano and Othello removes him from his post Thus Iago s plan works perfectly He destroys Cassio s reputation and starts the chain of tragedy Intrigue against Othello and Desdemona Iago s main intrigue is against Othello s love and Desdemona s purity He fills Othello s heart with jealousy and doubt He says Look to your wife observe her well with Cassio This lie poisons Othello s mind Iago also uses the handkerchief Othello s first gift to Desdemona as false proof He plants it in Cassio s room to make Othello believe she is unfaithful Othello s trust turns into madness and he kills his innocent wife This intrigue is the most terrible and tragic of all Intrigue against Cassio s Life After destroying Othello s marriage Iago plots Cassio s death He tells Roderigo to attack Cassio at night He says selfishly Whether he kills Cassio or Cassio him every way makes my gain This shows his devilish joy in others suffering Roderigo wounds Cassio but fails to kill him Iago then stabs Roderigo to hide his plan Though Cassio lives Iago s intrigues bring death blood and fear everywhere His mind becomes darker with every act The Power of Intrigue in the Play The whole tragedy grows out of Iago s cunning schemes He tricks every good soul Othello Desdemona Cassio and Roderigo His deceit begins with words and ends in death His evil nature is precise when he says I am not what I am Iago hides his devilish mind behind a mask of honesty Shakespeare shows how one wicked man s intrigues can destroy noble hearts Iago s lies replace truth and love turns into hate In Othello Shakespeare shows the deadly power of intrigue Every sorrow and every death in the play grows from Iago s deceit His evil plans ruin peace love and trust The tragedy proves that falsehood and jealousy can destroy even the purest souls Othello is therefore rightly called a tragedy of intrigues It is a story where one man s wicked schemes bring disaster to all around him