Othello Act 1 Summary, Synopsis, and what i think of it so far

This story is like a Maury show episode so far. I think it's why people today still read it and enjoy what it's about because drama is really popular in our culture. It also seems to me that many characters are racist in this novel. Basically whats happened so far was that Othello, a black man and general in the Venetian army, fell and love and secretly got married to a Italian woman named Desdemona. Word gets out, and there are several conflicts that arised with that.

Two guys named Iago and Roderigo are plotting against Othello because they are both jealous. Iago is jealous because he didn't get the promotion that he wanted. He felt like since he had been on the battlefield so many times that he was qualified for the job. The other guy Roderigo is jealous because Othello got with the woman that he was trying to marry, but he didn't get approval from Desdemona's Father Brabantio. Well they go and throw rocks at his window and wake him up in the middle of the night and tell him that this black guy has set a spell on your daughter and made him marry her, and that he's in there bumping and griding with her right now. Iago goes over to Othello's house and tells him that Brabantio is angry at him and tries to act like his buddy. Othello acts very cool headed about this because he is confident that nothing bad will happen to him.

Then the guy who Othello picked to be his second in command, Cassio, shows up with some news that the Duke needs him to show up to a meeting about the latest about the war with turkey. He notices that Iago is here and was like What is he doing here?.Right after he says this, Brabantio shows up with his mob and the police. He[Brobantio] asks Othello where is daughter and why would he bewitch her? Othello then asks why doesn't he go get Desdemona and ask her herself. Desdemona shows up and explains to her father that she is in love with him and that she is not bewitched, she tells a story of how Othello tells his stories to her. Iago is told by Othello to accompany his wife to the island of Cyprus and that he will meet them there. Roderigo says that if Desdemona doesn't love him then he will kill himself but Iago says that he has a plan and that he just needs to sell his land and meet them at the island.

I think this story is really good so far...i think that they are going to set Casio up to make it seem like he is trying to get with Desdemona. I cant wait to see what hap pends next.