Rachel Igoe
English Honors
G-Period
Quote Analysis Act 2 Scene 3
“Tis evermore the prologue to his sleep. / He’ll watch the horologe a double set/ If drink rock not his cradle” (II.iii.90-93)
Iago is telling Montano that Cassio drinks heavily every night before he goes to sleep. He purposely does this because he is jealous of Cassio’s position in the army, as the general’s lieutenant and he want Cassio to look bad. Montano now believes that Cassio has a drinking problem and he thinks that it is best to tell Othello that one of his most trusted is not responsible. Iago is putting his plan in action by making Cassio seem like he is an untrustworthy person. Although the reader is aware that Cassio refuses to drink while he is on duty and Iago is the one that pressured Cassio into drinking so that he could easily persuade Cassio and get any information from him. The reader can see how deceiving Iago is because he wants Cassio to appear as negligent when he is truly responsible and deserving of his postion.
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