She that was ever fair and never proud,
Had tongue at will and yet was never loud,
Never lack’d gold and yet went never gay,
Fled from her wish and yet said "Now I may,"
She that being anger’d, her revenge being nigh,
Bade her wrong stay and her displeasure fly.
– William Shakespeare
Othello, Act 2, Scene 1. Iago has quite a lot to say about women, much of it uncomplimentary and chauvinistic. Here he presents his idea of the perfect woman to Desdemona. She is beautiful but not proud. Quiet and modest. Doesn’t lack gold but is not extravagant in dress. Supresses her desires even when she can have them. When angry and can get revenge, she just puts up with and suffers her misfortune. Iago has unrealistic expectations of women and this is probably the reason why he is not loved.