"Our General's / wife is now the general... Confess yourself / freely to her. Importune her help to put you in your / place again. She is of so free, so kind, so apt, so / blessed a disposition she holds it a vice in her / goodness not to do more than she is requested. This broken joint betwen you and her husband entreat / her to splinter, and, my fortunes against any lay / worth naming, this crack of your love shall grow / stronger than it was before" (2.3. 333-345).
Othello has just taken Cassio's Lieutenacy from him; part of Iago's plan is now complete. Next, Iago tells Cassio to ask Desdemona for help; ask her to talk to Othello and convince him that Cassio deserves his lieutenancy. However, Iago plans on using this meeting to stir jealousy within Othello by making it look like Cassio is cheating with her. How exactly this plan will come to fruition, it's unknown. But, this play is actually getting somewhat interesting. Also, what is the exact role of Roderigo? All that is known is that he's lovesick over Desdemona, but what is his part in Iago's overall plan?
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