Quote
"That Cassio loves her, I do well believe 't;/...But partly led to diet my revenged,/...Till I am evened with him wife for wife./...Knavery's plain face is never seen till used."(39-40)
[These lines were not highlighted for any specific reason, I just chose them to show that I meant the entire speech.]
Significance
This lengthy monologue by Iago shows how passionate he is about playing to ruin Othello; he rebels him with every fiber of his being. I think it is because everyone loves Othello so much and Iago puts himself on such a high pillar that he believes that Othello is no where close to better than him (although strangely he wants to be 'equal' not better.) Iago feels that he should be the one to marry Desdemona because he is the better person (which bring about the question "Why marry your wife in the first place?")
Question
It seems that Iago wants more than revenge; how could have those other motives come about?
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