Othello

Othello: "...For I know, Iago, But that I love the gentle Desdemona, I would not my unhoused free condition put into circumscription and confine for the sea's worth."

(Shakespeare, 946)

Now, I will admit that I am not very good at translating Shakespeare, so if I have completely missed the point of this line, I apologize now.

The part of this line that caught my attention was when he speaks about loving Desdemona so much that he wouldn't deny it for all "the sea's worth", or all the lost treasure under the sea. While this is not a pivotal moment in the story, it does set the stage (no pun intended) for Iago's deciet. This love that Othello holds so dear for Desdemona ends up becoming a weapon to use against him. Even while he is unaware, his growing and unconditional love is fuel for Iago's fire, and everyone and everything around him are pawns in Iago's evil plan.