He decides to use the help of Roderigo by saying “The lieutenant to-night watches on the court of guard. First, I must tell thee this; Desdemona is directly in love with him.”(Act II, Scene 1) Iago does not tell Roderigo directly to hate Cassio or want him to bring Cassio down. He just needs to say something that can make Roderigo feel angry with his rival in love...
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He just needs to say something that can make Roderigo feel angry with his rival in love. Then he convinces Roderigo to initiate a fight with Cassio, so he could lose his reputation. After Cassio has gotten drunk, gotten into a fight, lost his job, Iago shows how much of a devil he is. He does not run back to home and laugh until morning, but he convinces Cassio that the best way to get his job back is to appeal to Desdemona...
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