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Sow how Iago uses language to destroy Othello. Base your answer on Act III scene III. In this scene, Iago begins his machinations to make it seem like Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair. However, Iago refrains from saying very much; "I cannot think it that he would steal away so guilty-like" is the most incriminating thing he says about Cassio. He makes Othello start to think uneasy thoughts by saying "I like not …

…Iago drives the events toward their conclusion. In the battle between order and chaos, chaos seems to be winning out. Othello abandons his reason in judging Iago's "proofs," and his abandonment of language also marks a descent into chaos. Although it is a chaos controlled by Iago, still, order and reason are on the losing side; raging emotions and speculations begin to rule Othello's fate, as he comes closer and closer to his tragic end.