Shakespeare's Othello - A detailed analysis on Iago’s speech in Act 2 Scene 1, lines 214 – 240.

Iago’s speech in Act two Scene one, line 214-240, mainly shows us how Iago uses Roderigo in his plan in visiting mischief on both Othello and Cassio starting by giving Roderigo a picture that Desdemona is a woman of loose morals. Iago’s clever use of language made this possible and it also further shows his manipulative and scheming nature. We also know that he sure knows himself well as he knew that him being a master orator is able to make Roderigo believe that Desdemona is a woman of loose morals. This can be seen in the first line of his speech – “Lay thy finger thus, and let thy soul be instructed.”
Firstly, Iago tries to convince Roderigo that Desdemona will stray from Othello because she is a woman of loose morals and is only interested in physical relationships. He used a great amount of food imagery to present the idea of feasting which is symbolic of Desdemona’s sexual appetite. He said, “Her eye must be fed.” This suggests that Desdemona is only interested...