During the beginning of the play, Othello was nowhere to be seen and was only mentioned by nicknames liked black ram, the devil, and The Moor. The characters that were there was Iago, Roderigo, and Brabantio. The reason this is important is that this act shows a glimpse of Iago characteristic which is manipulation. Compared to starting the play with Othello’s achievements which was later said in act one, scene two and the act five, William Shakespeare decided to let the audience learn more about Iago than Othello, which leaves a spotlight on Iago and the audience wanting to learn more about him. In Iago's Alter Ego: Race as Projection in Othello written by Janet Adelman, she noted that unlike most Shakespeare plays the beginning did not focus
