The events that occur in the first half of Act 1 are all in anticipation of the lead character Othello who we are not immediately introduced too. We learn Iagos name in the second line of the play and Roderigos soon after, but Othello is not mentioned by his name once. Instead he is referred to as he, him and is frequently described as the moor (1.1.58) he is also described as having thick lips (1.1.67) and later as being a Barbary horse (1.1.111) is continuously described by his critics, mainly Iago, as a moor, demonstrating Iagos frequently concerning nature of race and also portraying Othello as something of an alien. From this reference we are able to immediately understand Iagos true feelings and motives for Othello.The audience at this point know nothing of Othello that is gained by their own opinion, instead we are lead to believe from Iagos race related description that Othello is a threatening and evil moor, whose beastial sexual appetite, conveyed by Iagos cries to Brabantio, telling him that an old black ram is tupping his white ewe (1.1.89), is something of a rapist. Iago....

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