Iago has been angry with Othello ever since Othello chose Casio as his second in command. So he plots with Rodrigues (who was rejected by Desdemona for marriage) to bring down Othello. Iago creates all this dramatic irony by making it seem as if Casio had an affair with Desdemona. Iago lies to Othello about Desdemona's infidelity. Othello, outraged, believes everything Iago tells him and accuses his wife of being adulterous, saying "she is like a liar who has gone to burning hell" (V, ii, 132) and "she is as false as water" (V, ii, 132). v, ii, 137). ). Since Othello is unsure of his age and race – he is both old and black – he constantly questions Desdemona's loyalty to him. He is therefore easily convinced that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him when Iago torments him. Othello says: “It is an inevitable fate, like death” (III, iii, 277). Othello believes that his race and age make him destined to be deceived. In addition, Othello is easily jealous which leads him to suspect his wife's infidelity as soon as Iago gains access to