"If I can fasten but one cup upon him / With that which he hath drunk tonight already, / He'll be as full of quarrel and offense / As my young mistress' dog... Now 'mongst this flock of / drunkards / Am I [to put] Cassio in some action / that may offend the isle. But here they come / If consequence do but approve my dream, / My boat sails freely with both wind and stream" (2.3. 49-52, 61-66). The next part of Iago's evil plan is explained here. In understandable English, he's basically saying: I will get Cassio drunk enough to start a brawl, and as a result, Othello will strip him of his rank.(So much faster to say). This is just step 1 of his plan to make Othello believe that Desdemona and Cassio are screwing behind his back. Next, he must find a way to make it look like Desdemona and Cassio are lovers.
Now, why do I get the feeling that in the end, Desdemona, Othello, and maybe Roderigo and Cassio will all die? Maybe its because they're all the good, (or decieved) people in this play. Iago will live though, he's to cool to die.
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