stop the war

From the very beginning of Othello, Shakespeare creates a war-like atmosphere. For example, in scene one, Iago expresses his anger toward Othello because he chose Michael Cassio,"that never set a squadron on the field, nor the division of battle knows more than a spinster" for his lieutenant. Iago even descibes Othello as being "horribly stuffed with epithets of war." In these first few lines, the significance and emphasis on actual war, as well as the figurative war between the characters, is made clear.