Trivia: In the Shakespeare play “Othello” Iago convinces Othello of what?
Othello must run away
Iago is the rightful lieutenant
Othello must go to war
Othello’s wife had an affair
The correct answer is Othello’s wife had an affair
So why is this answer correct? : In the five-act tragedy by William Shakespeare, “Othello, the Moor of Venice”, a conflict is brewing between Othello and Iago after Othello appoints Cassio as his chief lieutenant. Jealousy takes over and Iago plans Othello’s demise in a truly evil scheme, falsely implicating that Othello’s wife was having an affair with Cassio.