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Neither. Othello was the captain, Cassio the lieutenant and Iago the ensign.
Othello promoted Cassio as his lieutenant instead of Iago.
Iago suggests to Othello by counter-suggestion that his wife is having an affair with his lieutenant Cassio.
Roderigo stabs Cassio. Of course, at the time he does so, Cassio is no longer Othello's lieutenant, since Othello has fired him and hired Iago instead. And nobody stabs Iago, unfortunately.
Lieutenant.
Neither. Othello was the captain, Cassio the lieutenant and Iago the ensign.
Othello promoted Cassio as his lieutenant instead of Iago.
Iago suggests to Othello by counter-suggestion that his wife is having an affair with his lieutenant Cassio.
Roderigo stabs Cassio. Of course, at the time he does so, Cassio is no longer Othello's lieutenant, since Othello has fired him and hired Iago instead. And nobody stabs Iago, unfortunately.
Lieutenant.
He is Othello's standard bearer and third ranking officer. Othello as General with Cassio as Lieutenant
He says that Othello placed Cassio as his lieutenant instead of him.
Three.
No. His conniving had small benefit to him. It is true that he was able to replace Cassio as Othello's lieutenant, but almost immediately thereafter he did his level best to bring Othello (and thus his newly won position) down. There was no benefit to Iago in doing so.
Desdemona is murdered by Othello her husband. On stage Othello normally smothers her with a pillow. Othello feels that she is a liar and cheated on him with his ex-lieutenant Michael Cassio, (who Othello believed was killed already by Iago).
Iago believed that Othello slept with his wife, Emilia. He states in Act 1, scene 1. "I hate the moor, and its thought abroad that twixt my sheets he has done my office" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Iago's becomes enraged because Othello has selected another officer, Cassio, to be his lieutenant, and Iago also believed that Othello slept with his wife, Emilia.
Desdemona is murdered by Othello her husband. On stage Othello normally smothers her with a pillow. Othello feels that she is a liar and cheated on him with his ex-lieutenant Michael Cassio, (who Othello believed was killed already by Iago).