Honest Iago ha..ha..hahaha

Reading William Shakespeare's Othello, one quickly realizes the dishonest nature of Iago. He is not honest with anyone except the audience. Iago is even deceiving Roderigo, the one man with whom one would think he would be truthful, for Roderigo is a main component in his plan to take Cassio's office. Despite all of Iago's dishonesty, however, the other characters ironically remain blind and deaf to his games. In fact, many characters directly refer to Iago's "honesty" when addressing him. "Iago is most honest" (II.iii.7), "...honest Iago" (II.iii.300), and Iago's self-proclamation of "As I am an honest man...." (II.iii.244)  are all instances where Iago's dishonesty is presented through ironic statement of his great honesty. Reading, I find myself hoping that one of the characters will finally see through Iago's deceit. How can they not?! However, it is not long before I read one of these proclamations of his "honesty" to be reminded that no one has yet caught on. The longer the characters remain ignorant to Iago's tricks, the worse the trouble will be in the end. Three acts in, and I can already tell that there will be a massive culmination of destruction due to all the dishonesty. Ironic is the fact that all of Iago's lies seem to be helpful to the characters, for instance convincing Cassio to drink because he "deserves a good time", but in reality, Iago's actions are working against them in every way possible-Cassio is ultimately stripped of his office because he decided to drink.