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Act one starts off in Venice, Italy.  Othello is in love with Desmonda, who also is in Love with Othello. The father of Desmonda, Brabantio, states his daughter would never marry someone of Othello's kind (African) and proceeds to say racist comments towards Othello. “O thou foul thief, where hast thou stowed my daughter?

Damned as thou art, thou hast enchanted her! For I’ll refer me to all things of sense, If she in chains of magic were not bound, Whether a maid so tender, fair, and happy, so opposite to marriage that she shunned The wealthy curlèd darlings of our nation, would ever have, t' incur a general mock, Run from her guardage to the sooty bosom

Of such a thing as thou—to fear, not to delight.” (Othello 1. 2. 64-73). This quote clearly explains how and why Brabantio and Othello do not like each other giving Iago and Roderigo the opportunity to tattle and tell Brabantio that Othello and Desmonda were in fact married. This sparked a even bigger conflict between Othello and Desmonda's father, Brabantio.

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During the marriage party, Othello and Desmonda decide to go upstairs to spend their first night as husband and wife together, leaving trusty Iago in charge. Iago proceeded to trick Cassio into getting drunk forcing Othello to come downstairs and getting mad at Cassio for ruining his night. “Well, happiness to their sheets! Come, lieutenant, I have a stoup of wine, and here without are a brace of Cyprus gallants that would fain have have a measure to the health of black Othello”. (Othello 2. 3. 25). Iago's plan ends up working since Othello drops Cassio and promotes Iago. Iago is trying to gain trust from every person he wants, and so far it has been working.

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Iago's menacing plan is at it's peak when he has fully convinced Othello that Desmonda is cheating on him with Cassio. When this happened, Iago officially got promoted to lieutenant and had Othello's full trust. Othello commanded Iago to murder Cassio for the attempt of trying to take his wife. “Ay there’s the point. As, to be bold with you,Not to affect many proposed matches Of her own clime,complection and degree, Whereto we see in all things nature tends Foh! One may smell in such a will most rank,Foul disproportions,thoughts unnatural. But pardon me I do not in position Distinctly speak of her, though I may fear Her will, recoiling to her better judgment, May fall to match you with her country forms, And happily repent. (Othello 3. 3. 235) This explains how Iago has tricked Othello into trusting him. Iago states that he is his friend and would not lie to Othello when in fact that is clearly what Iago is attempting. As it stands, Iago has tricked Othello into not trusting Desmonda and that she has been cheating on him with Cassio.

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Act 4 & 5: Falling Action and Resolution

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Act 4 & 5: Falling Action and Resolution

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Now that Othello is fully convinced Desmonda, his beloved wife, is cheating on him with Cassio, he has nothing left to do apart from murdering Desmonda and Cassio. Farewell, he sends Iago out to kill Cassio and says he'll take care of Desmonda. Othello wishes for a response out of Iago following “How shall I murder him Iago?” “let her rot and perish” “I will chop her into messes” “Get me some poison” (Othello. 4. 2.) This explains how Othello has made up his mind and he wants Desmonda dead for allegedly cheating on him even though that is false. To end the story, Othello was left with nothing. He felt as in he killed his innocent, loving, caring wife that he decided to wound Iago before killing himself.

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Iago, one of the main characters in Shakespeare's Othello, has a vital role in the overall story. The impact Iago has on everyone around him is tremendous. Iago managed to convince many characters that he is trustworthy and unselfish when in reality he was the exact opposite. Iago only thought about himself and would not care about the consequences people around him severed. “I follow him to serve my turn upon him:” (Othello 1. 1. 44). This quote explains how Iago manipulated 'his friends' into thinking he was trying to help them. In reality, he was acting like he was helping them, which was all a part of his evil plan. At the beginning of the book, Iago showed his selfish side by throwing Cassio under the bus. After Iago heard Cassio got promoted to lieutenant, instead of congratulating Cassio, Iago thought of making a plan. so that he can become lieutenant instead. Iago had this huge selfish side which led to him wanting everything anyone else had. He even tried to turn his own boss against his wife, which he actually ended up doing. Iago did not care about other's. He would do whatever it took to get to the top, when at the end he realised was a mistake after being given a death penalty. "and by the faith of man, I know my price, I am worth no worse a place" (1.1, 4-5). When Iago said this, he was implying that Cassio should not have received the promotion, but instead he could have. This quote starts to demonstrate how Iago felt and what he wanted. Iago felt empty and upset that Othello chose Cassio and quickly wanted to make a change.

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During this fictional story, Othello gets tricked multiple times. The first thing he did was make Cassio lieutenant instead of Iago. This triggered Iago to make a plan and regain his superiority. Of course Iago could not get promoted just like that so, he came up with a plan to destroy Cassio's reputation by getting him drunk to show Othello that Cassio is irresponsible and immature, therefore forcing Othello to give Iago the position of lieutenant. Othello believed Iago because in his point of view, Cassio was a drunk mess. Later on, Othello was told by Iago that his wife, Desmonda, was cheating on him with Cassio. At first Othello did not believe such comment but later on in the story Othello overheard Cassio talking about how he's in love about a girl named Bianca. This was Iago's plan because right before they walked through the doors, Iago got Cassio to start talking about his loving Bianca. This gave Othello the illusion Iago was right and that all of the things Cassio was saying about Bianca, Othello thought he was saying about Desmonda. "Othello: Haply, for I am black and have not those soft parts of conversation that chambers have, or for I am declined into the vale of years-- yet that's not much-- She's gone. (3.3. 293-7). This quote describes how Othello feels and how he is lacking self esteem giving anyone the chance to persuade Othello, even Iago. Iago takes over this opportunity and continues to follow through with his plan. Iago has tricked Othello once prior to this event and once again during this situation. Lastly, after Iago tricked Cassio into getting drunk, Othello had fired Cassio. When Cassio was leaving he stopped by to talk to Desmonda and give her a goodbye hug, Othello walked in and saw them hugging. Desmonda did not think much of this situation because she did not know what Othello was thinking and asked Othello to let Cassio stay. Of course, Othello declined such request and proceeded to get upset at Desmonda.

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This story shows mans signs of jealousy. First off, Iago is very jealous of Cassio's promotion to lieutenant. Iago felt that he deserved that promotion instead. He felt jealous that Cassio gets to be lieutenant instead of him and he knows he needs to change that. How the play all started is from Roderigo liking Desmonda, however Desmonda loves Othello who loves Desmonda back. Jealousy starts to build since Roderigo wants Desmonda and finds it unfair that Othello gets her.  “ 'Ha, I like that not' mumbles Cassio. Othello asks, 'What dost thou say?' Iago answers, 'Nothing, my lord'” (3.3. 34-40). This explains that all characters in this story were jealous. Some more than others, but everyone was. However, no matter the jealousy, characters feared Othello knowing the power that he held. Othello also knew the power he held and at times would be cocky and obnoxious. It would not matter though, Othello had power. The jealousy of Roderigo started to build up. He payed Iago to try and drift Othello away from Desmonda. This is where the lying about cheating began. Roderigo's plan was to make Desmonda and Othello drift apart so then Roderigo could come in and take Desmonda for himself. Although, Desmonda was not buying it. She had already fought off her father, Brabantio, and was not ready to give up. Desmonda knew where her heart told her to go and she followed it. Roderigo was upset but Iago knew he could kill two birds with one stone. He decided to try and gain position of lieutenant and get Roderigo and Desmonda together. To do this, Iago needed Othello's trust. Iago needed to make it seem like Desmonda was attempting to cheat on Othello with Cassio. Like this Cassio would be dead and Desmonda and Othello would break up. But that did not work out. Othello decided to suffocate Desmonda with a pillow before realising the mistake he made by trusting Iago. He then stabbed Iago and killed himself.