"They met so near with their lips that their breaths embraced together"(Shakespeare 39).
If the audience had not already figured out that Iago is the perfect opportunist who will take anything and spin it to benefit himself, his statement regarding the brief interaction between Desdemona and Cassio certainly allows his true colors to shine. His detailed and blatantly false description is a direct contradiction of the stage direction on the previous page which states that Cassio "takes Desdemona's hand"(36). With this ever so slight seeming change in actions, Iago is able to paint a picture that points to Cassio being in love with Desdemona. It is simply a matter of time before Iago changes everything into a web of lies that would give Othello reason to doubt his newly appointed lieutenant. From a "near kiss" to getting Cassio drunk Iago will stop at nothing to tear down the Innocent soldier. If Iago can take a meaningless action and blow it out of proportion we can only wonder what he will prove capable of down the road.
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