His detailed description of Desdemona and her "lover", Cassio, drives Othello mad. “It is impossible that you should see it, if they were as primitive as goats, as spicy as monkeys, as salty as wolves in pride, as foolishly gross as drunken ignorance” (3, iii, 412-415). These lines fuel Othello's imagination about what sexual relationship Cassio and his wife might have. Iago has painted pictures in Othello's mind through his evocative language and Othello cannot bear to think about them. His intense use of images torments and distresses Othello making him even more effective. Iago's language really strikes a chord in Othello as he begins to imitate Iago's style. His speech and the way he speaks to others and to Desdemona become that of Iago. "You are welcome, sir, to Cyprus. Goats and monkeys" (4, I, 213-214). The phrase "goat and monkeys" is an animalistic reference typically used by Iago. His words have influenced both Othello's manner and language. Iago's words go so far as to push Othello to do the unthinkable: hit Desdemona in the face. He loses all self-control, leaving others stranded