Othello: Tone

In Act IV scene 1 of Othello by William Shakespeare, Iago tricks Othello into thinking that Cassio is gloating and bragging about his affair with Desdemona. While Othello hides listening to the two of them speak, Iago brings up Desdemona's name, then, in a hushed voice so that Othello can't hear changes the topic to being about Bianca. Othello who believes them to be talking of his wife still is taken back with a more fiery rage with Cassio's tone when talking about who Othello thinks is Desdemona. I noticed Cassio's tone, full of scorn, disregard, and disrespect. I find this especially important because the way Cassio speaks in conversation drives Othello to feel even more burning hatred for him. Othello, already devising to kill Cassio, is now more eager to: " How shall I murder him, Iago," (Shakespeare, IV.i.159)? So far, Iago is covering himself up well getting Othello to believe all the other character's are responsible for what Iago claims them to be. The handkerchief, brought in by Bianca during this conversation helped further Iago's lie that Cassio had it in his possession from Desdemona, after Bianca says she found it in Cassio's chambers. I am now only hoping in the next act to see Iago's lies come back to nip him, and the truth to be revealed, maybe even through the fed up and slave to Iago: Roderigo.