There are lots of possibilities here. Let's look at the
mysogynist Iago who is true to his word shared with the audience that he will destroy
his master Othello and Othello's innocent wife
Desdemona-
I'll pour this pestilence into his
ear—
That she repeals him for her body's lust;
And by how much she
strives to do him good,
She shall undo her credit with the Moor.
So
will I turn her virtue into
pitch.
Iago has convinced
himself that his actions are a just revenge for an indiscretion rumoured between his
wife Emilia and Othello -
I do suspect the lusty Moor
Hath leap'd
into my seat; the thought whereof
Doth (like a poisonous mineral) gnaw my
inwards;
And nothing can or shall content my soul
Till I am evened
with him, wife for wife.
Iago
is true to his word and destroys everyone in this scenario: Othello, Desdemona and
Emilia. In every other respect, Iago is a complete false 'Janus' deceptive to whomever
he meets: his social contacts (Roderigo his friend); family ties (Emilia his wife);
direct employer (Othello); colleague (Cassio) and the one innocent of his methods and
undeserving of his hate--Desdemona.
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