his commander well for many years and felt that he deserved a reward for his services. Being a veteran of long experience, Iago knew that in a few years "his active career will be over and his occupation gone unless he can advance himself to something less strenuous than soldiering in the field" (Draper 145). To any sensible man, such a plan was not only an ambition but also a necessity for future life. It was a known fact that "old soldiers were not pensioned or rewarded, and lived on their families . . . or sank to utter beggary" (Draper 145). Iago was well aware that such a future awaited him, unless he could advance himself and gain the lieutenancy. Surely, here was a very compelling and reasonable motive for Iago's hatred of Othello. Because of his ambition for the lieutenancy, Iago connives a very intricate plan to sink Cassio. Iago cannot toler
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