Othello 1.1.1-73 and 1.1.161-206



In the act one, the story begins with two guys: one’s name is Iago, and another’s name is Rodrigo. Iago is an ancient of the moors under control of the general Othello. Rodrigo is a guy who falls in love with Desdemona however she has married with Othello. Iago is angry about he didn’t get the lieutenant though he bribed three great one of the city， thus he is planning to frame Othello. Rodrigo also has the evil intention to Othello because he has been fascinated to Desdemona for a long time. Overall, they decided to tell  Brabantio who is Desdemona’s father the truth which is Othello has married with his daughter. Of course,  Brabantio is so mad about his daughter married with a black person, because he thinks Othello used magic and drugs on his daughter. In the end, Brabantio calls up his followers and going to find Othello to ask a statement for his daughter.

personal reaction
There are three characters apparels in this act: Brabantio, Roderigo, and Iago: Iago has hatred and has an evil plan with the Othello, he is very arrogant and has strong jealousy. Roderigo is just a guy who confused for love, this also leads him to hate Othello. Overall, they are the typical villain in such the play, Brabantio is Desdemona’s father, he is very mad at his daughter married with a black person, in another word, he is a racist. At the same time, he received a confuse from Iago and Roderigo thus he thinks Othello uses magic and drugs to enchanted his daughter. It's easy to see that he is very concerned about Desdemona and he’s a bit impulsive.

Question
What will  Brabantio do once he found Othello?
From his language and reaction, I don’t think he will choose a peaceful way to solve that. Thus probably there will be a duel.

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