"Naked in bed, Iago, and not mean harm? It is hypocrisy against the devil. They that mean virtuously and yet do so, The devil their virtue tempts, and they tempt heaven." (Lines 5-8)
I chose this passage because it confused me, but it seems to pose importance to the scene. I then looked the line up on NoFearShakespeare, where I found this: "Naked in bed together, but without doing anything? Come on, Iago. That would be like playing a trick on the devil: they’d make him think they’re going to commit adultery, but then back off. Anyone who acted like that would be letting the devil tempt them, and tempting God to condemn them." This helped a lot.
In the passage, we find out Othello's passion for his hate of adultury. His connection with his god is also illustrated. It's pretty clearly stated that he's sure that cheaters go to hell. Learning how tenacious Othello is to his opinions solidify the strong image of him in his mind. He does the whole "ask a question and then answer it yourself" thing. The tone of that is particularly intimidating and makes him sound somewhat wise.
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