Reflect on Act 3 scene 3 so far. Do you think Iago is an opportunist or a strategist? You must give reasons for your response, with quotations from the play to support your opinion.
I believe that Iago is an opportunist, as Emilia provides him with a small item that can make such a big difference in Iago's hands. the handkerchief she gives him allows Iago to provide 'proof' for Othello that his wife is cheating on him. When Iago and Othello talk, Iago plants seeds in his head when Cassio and Desdemona are talking he says ' ha, I like not that' he gives Othello the impression that something is going on and there is reason to be suspicious. When Othello asks him about it, Iago replies with 'Nothing' this is a crude reference as back in the Shakespearean times it meant that they were having sexual relations. After this conversation of Othello denying that she would cheat as he says 'she had eyes and chose me. No Iago, I'll see before I doubt, when I doubt, prove.' this gives Iago's next plan as Othello has told Iago what he must do to make him believe. this links back to the fact Emilia gives Iago the handkerchief thinking she will receive affection and sexual gratification in return, but she has just aided to Iago's evil plan to destroy Othello.
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