Emilia and Iago's relationship

From the beginning of the play we have seen Iago’s secret plan to ruin Michael Cassio’s reputation and the Moor’s marriage unfold before us. Though he is fanatical, persistent, daring, and clever in his efforts to control and deceive the other characters, particularly Othello, Iago’s motivations are very muddled. At some points in the play he declares to be motivated by bitterness that Othello, a moor, passed him over for a promotion in favour of Michael Cassio, and suspicion because he heard a rumour that Othello slept with Iago’s wife, Emilia. Iago believes another rumour that Cassio slept with his wife too. Iago acts as the villain of the play; a man you love to hate while his wife acts as an aid to his plan unknowingly. In Act 3 Scene 3, Iago’s plan of destroying the love between Desdemona and Othello takes hold. He imprints ideas into Othello’s head that Cassio and Desdemona are secretly seeing each other. To make his plan more concrete and give proof to his lies, Iago convinces his wife Emilia to steal Desdemona’s handkerchief, the first gift she received from the Moor. When Emilia presents her husband with this gift he snaps at her for the disturbance saying, “How now? What do you here alone” (Act 3 Scene 3, Page 119). Once she states that she has brought the gift Iago has been eagerly waiting for his demeanour changes, however, he still treats with disrespect as if she was his pet, “A good wench! Give it to me” (Act 3 Scene 3, page 119). So far throughout the play we have seen Iago insult his wife’s appearance, intelligence, and daily activities calling her a “foolish wife” (Act 3 Scene 3, Page 119), and says she talks too much, “...I grant/ She puts her tongue a little in her heart/ And chides with thinking” (Act 2 Scene 1, Page 55). Iago treats his wife disregard , while Emilia is convinced into helping with his plans unknowingly falling for his untruthful appearance.