Villain, be sure thou prove my love a whore!/ Be sure of it; give me the ocular proof;/ Or by the worth of mine eternal soul,. thou hadst been better have been born a dog/ Than answer my waked wrath! (3.3 70)
This quote marks the first instance where Othello has put Iago to the test, whereas before Othello would blindly follow anything Iago said. He addresses Iago as a villain and accuses him of lying. Othello says this out of the insecurity that has driven him to what seems like enraged insanity. In actuality this is the opposite. Othello finally suspects Iago of being false without fully believing it and is correct. Othello's ironic statements pertaining to Iago seem ludicrous when they are in fact spot on. When he suspects them to be true, such as Iago being an honest and true friend, Othello could not be further from the truth.
ocular (3.3 70)- pertaining to or, for the eyes.
chide (3.3 68) - to express the disapproval of.
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