"I have heard too much, and your words and performances are no kin together"(Shakespeare 4.2: 180-181).
Roderigo, possibly most easily duped of all the characters, is the first to see through Iago's honest shell, and into his true, manipulative inside. Finally, even if only for a minute, Iago is forced to be scrutinized, and have his plan near disaster. However, in true Iago fashion, he is able to use flattery and deception to distract Roderigo from his new discovery. By doing so, Iago proves that even spontaneously, he can concoct a web of lies to fit any situation presented to him. If Roderigo had simply stuck to his gut feeling, things would have ended differently.
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