IAGO: "Ply Desdemona well and you are sure on 't. [Speaking lower] Now, if this suit lay in Bianca's power, how quickly should you speed!"
CASSIO: [laughing] "Alas, poor caitiff!"
OTHELLO: [aside] "Look how he laughs already!" (Shakespeare 1007)
This exchange is when Iago is tricking Cassio into talking about Bianca in front of Othello, who believes them to be talking about Desdemona. This is very important to the story because this is what causes Othello to go bat-shit crazy and kill Desdemona. I picked this particular chunk because it does a good job of showing just how manipulative Iago is by loudly mentioning Desdemona and then quietly shifting to Bianca so Othello remains unaware.
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