A strong current of misogyny flows through Othello, and many of the play’s tragic events emerge from this source. Iago in particular serves as a mouthpiece for misogyny, frequently making offensive comments about women both in private asides and soliloquies and in public conversations. Iago firmly believes that women are universally untrustworthy and sexually deviant. In Act II he outlines his perception of women as elusive, mercurial,
