At this moment, instead of wanting evidence right away, he instantly wants revenge

and that feeling of revenge stays with Othello for the rest of the play. This feeling of revenge is born from a dent in Othello´s pride. The idea that Othello has only been married to Desdemona for a short period of time and he has not been able to keep her satisfied for even that long, makes Othello think that he will lose his reputation. He therefore sets out to exact revenge on the person who might have made him the gossip of Venice, and undermined his position as general of the Venetian Army.

Of course, the main way Iago fools Othello, is by pure luck. That luck being that a lot of the things that Cassio and Desdemona say and do fall right into the trap and further convince Othello of a relationship between the two of them. An example of this luck that Iago receives is found further on in the play when by controlling the circumstances Iago gets Cassio to talk disparagingly about Bianca, while Othello thinks the conversation to be about Desdemona. The luck of this situation is gargantuan, one mention of the name Bianca and Othello would realise who Cassio was speaking about, fortuitously for Iago, Cassio does not mention Bianca´s name once in the whole entire conversation.

Iago went a long way to convincing Othello that Desdemona was being unfaithful with Cassio, yet the question must be asked of Othello why he was so willing to believe Iago with only fabricated flimsy evidence against his new wife. One would expect Othello to defend his new wife through thick and thin, especially as he has only been married to her for a very short period. Perhaps the reason why Othello was willing to believe Iago is that he trusts him completely. Othello and Iago had fought together in wars and it is most likely that, in a way, they had held each other´s lives in their hands. So Othello would never believe that Iago would turn against him so suddenly, especially as for the large majority of the play, Iago looks to be nothing more than a completely loyal servant to Othello. Also Othello, although when in Venice, appears to be a strong-minded character, proves to be quite un-confident and ha

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