Acts III-V includes the part when Desdemona drops the handkerchief, the first gift that Othello gave her and Emilia (Iago's wife) picks it up and gives it to Iago. Then Iago places it in Cassio's room so can he can convince Othello of Desdemona's infidelity. Othello believes Iago and plans to kill Desdemona. In my opinion, I think that Othello shouldn't have killed Desdemona, he should have talked to both of them first, that is Cassio and Desdemona, and then decide what he was going to do. Also, he shouldn't have believed Iago instead of his wife, in whom he should trust.
It all ends in a tragedy and with Iago not guilty for what he has done because he finally got what he wanted; revenge. I believe that if Iago wasn't in the play, there wouldn't really be "Othello", because all the action turns around him.
An aspect I consider important, is the fact that Othello is dark-skinned, and that is why he is referred to the "Moor". This proves that during Shakespeare's time there was racial classification, but yet, he makes Othello (being black) part of the highest nobility. It is very interesting how Shakespeare tries to demonstrate the audience about how men treated women and how there was a lot of conflict in the supremacy, which makes me bring it to the present, showing that these conflicts have been existing since a long time ago, and still exist in the political area.
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