Iago, as your question indicates, gives rise to the way in
which Brabantio is popular and the power that he has. In addition to being "much loved"
he also, according to Iago, has a "voice potential / As double as the duke's."
Basically, Iago is trying to reinforce that Brabantio is definitely not a man without
any contacts or influence, and therefore he is not an enemy to cross. However, let us
look at how Othello responds to Iago's concern and what that reveals about his
character:
Let him do his
spite;
My services, which I have done the
signiory,
Shall out-tongue his complaints. 'Tis yet to
know--
Which, when I know that boasting is an
honour,
I shall promulgate--I fetch my height and
being
From men of royal siege, and my
demerits
May speak unbonneted to as proud a
fortune
As this that I have
reached.
Othello is very
confident in what he has already achieved and his exploits that he has done on behalf of
the "signiory," and also he is proud of his lineage and his background and the "fortune"
that he has gained. Othello comes across in this speech as a very confident man,
confident in his own abilities and powers and in what he has achieved. Just as Brabantio
is not friendless, so Othello himself has gained influence and he believes that his
exploits will "out-tongue" any of the complaints that Brabantio might raise against
him.
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