Having confessed and explained his hatred of Othello to
Roderigo, Iago secured the help of Roderigo in his first stratagem against Othello. They
go to the house of Brabantio where they awake the household with the news that
Desdemona, Brabantio's beautiful daughter, has eloped with Othello. Having roused the
household successfully, Iago decides to leave Roderigo before he has to face Othello,
saying that although he desires to hurt and damage Othello, he is too popular at the
moment to oppose openly:
Though I do hate him as I do
hell-pains,
Yet for necessity of present
life
I must show out a flag and sign of
love
Which is indeed but a
sign.
Having employed
Roderigo to his dirty work for him, Iago therefore goes to be with Othello so he can
appear innocent of the attack that he has unleashed on his
master.
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