Appearances are often deceptive. In the play Othello, Iago appeared to be a rather moral person to the other characters in the play. He used his honest ways and twisted words. The tragic events that occurred in Othello could have been avoided if Iago had not spread his lies. In the play, everyone refers to Iago as "Honest Iago", because he is considered honest and gives good advice. The characters did not see his true face until the end of the play, when it is too late to save anyone. Roderigo is in love with Desdemona and Iago took advantage of this to do all the dirty work for him. In Act 1; Scene 1 when they stood in front of Brabantio's house shouting outside that Desdemona has run away with the Moor to get married, Brabantio went out and Iago told Roderigo that “Goodbye, for I must leave you. / It does not seem fit, nor healthy for my place, / to be produced (as, if I remain, I will) / against the Moor. (1.1.143-146). He treats Roderigo like a seed and planted him until he grew and killed him “So I always make my fool my bag./For my acquired knowledge should desecrate/If I could spend time with such a snipe/But for my sport and the my profit. (1.3.374-377). Iago was a genius and took the characters' weaknesses and used them to his advantage. It pitted people against each other and caused chaos. Iago uses Roderigo several times in the play, Iago tells Roderigo that Cassio is also in love with Desdemona and that he should start fighting with Cassio when he is on his guard and if he fights then Cassio will be fired and get him out of the way. Roderigo did exactly what Iago said and Cassio was effectively fired. Iago plants many seeds for Roderigo, but the last seed was the deadliest. Iago asks Roderig... in the middle of the paper... his lieutenant. After Othello thinks that his beloved wife Desdemona is cheating on him, he vows to Iago to kill both Cassio and Desdemona. Cassius is not successfully killed. Othello smothers Desdemona with a pillow causing her to die and when Othello discovers that it was all a lie, he kills himself "Then you must speak / Of one who loved not wisely, but too well. / Of one not easily jealous, but being operated on” (5.2 .357-370).The play is truly a tragedy, four tragic deaths that could have been avoided, but because Iago allowed revenge to get the better of him, lives were lost characters, but it's all for the wrong reasons. Iago is too perfect to be true in the play and by the end of the play everyone sees what a snake he is. A person can never trust someone else too much and should never second guess himself.