One theme that seems to be rather prevalent in Othello is trust or possibly a lack thereof. Clearly, everyone trusts everyone too much. "I have rubbed this young quat almost to the sense, And he grows angry. Now, whether he kill Cassio Or Cassio him, or each do kill the other,
Every way makes my gain. (Act 5, Scene 1)" As this serves as an example of, Iago uses the trust Roderigo has entrusted (haha) him with to his own advantage. Roderigo has an inkling that Iago is trying to shaft him, as he explains at the end of scene 4, but Iago's charmer ways convince him to trust him all over again. Oppositely, there is certainly a lack of trust when it comes to the relationship between Desdemona and Othello. Othello ignorantly places all of his trust in Iago, when the one person he can truly trust is his wife, who he later kills. What a mess trust makes of this tale.
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