Othello the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare.
Act V. Scene i.
Finally, Iago gets his hands dirty, well kind of. The beginning of this scene is a battle between Roderigo and Cassio where Iago wants Roderigo to kill Cassio as part of his brilliant and devious plan. Like I said, this is really the first time Iago causes direct and deliberate physical harm to anyone, other than the handkerchief thing which was in a way him doing something deliberately. Anyway, Iago slashes Cassio in the back of the leg and then leaves the scene for Roderigo to finish Cassio off. What happens next? Iago comes to the rescue as an innocent and helpful first-responder. This guy is so two faced it is impressive. After responding to Cassio's cries, he kills Roderigo!
All bets are off as to who survives now. Iago kills his friends, his enemies, upsets relationships that had nothing to do with the original problem, takes money, and lies like a politician.
"Oh damned Iago! Oh, inhuman dog!" (V. i. 62)
Ok, so Iago is perhaps the most evil person I have learned about. His actions might as well have been done by the devil himself!
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