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I Hate The Moor Iago Quotes Analysis

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“I hate the Moor”- Iago (Act 1, Scene 3)
The main cause of complaint and resentment for this hatred is that Othello appointed Cassio, an arithmetician as the lieutenant, who:

"...Never set a squadron in the field,
Nor the devision of a battle knows
More than a spinster..." - Iago (Act 1, Scene 1)

Through this quote, Iago is stating that Cassio has no hands-on-knowledge of warfare than a spinster. Thus, he is enraged by the thought that he has been disregarded for promotion by the Moor in favour of a man who has no experience in the battlefield. He feels that he is more qualified and deserving of the lieutenant position as he is more experienced in military matters as compared to Cassio. Hence, Iago begins to believe that Othello has destroyed

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