Deception in OthelloIn the play Othello, the very evil and conniving character Iago deceives the main characters. He mainly prays for the main character Othello. Othello is a black general married to a white woman named Desdemona. At the beginning of the play, Othello promotes a man named Cassio as his right-hand man in his army. Iago, thinking he was going to get the promotion, is furious and swears revenge on Othello. To get revenge, he uses many people. One of these people is Rodrigo. He is in love with Desdemona, Othello's wife. Iago prays for Rodrigo and forces him to fight Cassio. Iago prays a lot over Othello towards the middle of the play. He begins to tell her that his wife Desdemona is cheating on him with Cassio. Iago plans this perfectly. Iago tells Othello to keep a close eye on his wife Desdemona. At the same time, he tells Cassio to be very good to Desdemona. Iago tells Cassio that the only way to find Othello's good side was to get closer to his love, and that is Desdemona. Thus, while Othello's suspicions are raised, Cassio is particularly kind to Desdemona. Iago chose a very good moment to attack Othello's emotions. The moment Cassio wronged Othello, he told Cassio to get closer to Othello's wife, the love of his life. For much of Othello's reign, Iago served as Othello's advisor. He was like Othello's best friend. Iago was not only Othello's advisor, but also many people of power. This already puts him in an excellent position to carry out his evil wishes. Othello follows Iago's plan perfectly. Othello believes everything Iago says. In a way, he fits into Iago's plan a little too well. For Iago, everything happens at exactly the right time. Othello listens to what Iago says because Iago has gained a lot of trust from Othello. He has no reason not to believe what Iago said. He played a role in his own downfall because he falls for every lie Iago throws at him. He needed to have a stronger mind for things like this. Othello had to think more about what Iago was telling him. As Iago told him these lies, everything seemed logical.