... displeasure with the promotion that Othello gave to Cassio as opposed to him. After explaining that Cassio is not qualified because he has never set foot on a battlefield, nor lead men, Iago tells Roderigo that "I follow him to serve my turn upon him. / We cannot all be masters, nor all masters / Cannot be truly followed" (1.1.42-44). In saying this Iago is ... of Iago's deep seeded hatred of Othello, Cassio believes that Iago will help him regain what he has lost, Iago however has other reasons for aiding Cassio. Iago can now set into motion his plan to ruin Othello by casting a suspic...

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... Cassio, to deter this Iago tells Roderigo he must start a fight with Cassio. In the mist of the fight the Governor grabs Cassio and Cassio stabs him, leading the town set off by Roderigo. Soon after the confrontation, Othello arrives to see what is all about all the commotion and he demands to know who started the fight. Iago tells Othello ... things right between himself and Othello Cassio sends musicians to play for Othello. Othello will hear nothing of it and turns the musicians away. Cassio then takes the chance to set up a meeting with Des from the clown who came and sent the band ...

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"I follow him to serve my turn upon him, we cannot all be masters, nor all masters cannot truly be followed." (Othello, I, i, 45-47). Your closest friends could just be people who you think are ... conducting this rampage. He became enraged and jealous when the General Othello, promoted a less experienced soldier, Cassio, to lieutenantacy instead of him. This fueled the murderous plot that Iago would set motion. In the end the lives of many were ruined by Iago, as well was his own. After it was too late and the damage had been done all of ... ...

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... he did not choose him for the role of Lieutenant. Iago's intentions are shown immediately in Act 1 Scene 1 where he is shown talking to Roderigo. He says "I follow him to serve my turn upon him" to show his feelings and he then tells Roderigo to inform Brabantio of Othello's marriage to his daughter, Desdemona. In the original text Shakespeare uses animal ... techniques to show his ideas. In the film version of the text there is a great use of colour, lighting and sounds to express these feelings more evidently. The scene is set in Venice, during a dark night and there is very damp and ...

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