Othello does his best to fit, it helps that he is married with Desdemona, as he is Christian he can be in some way the same as the other Venatians as they are also Christian. When he is with the other Venetians he is polite and sociable. He impresses people by his interesting history, in act 1.3 when Othello is trying to explain his love he uses his story and explains it in a more interesting way than it may really be. Othello will never really be accepted properly as he is black.
Othello may have overcome great obstacles in his past and have great achievements but this will not gain him much more respect. He quotes in act 1.2 “My services, which I have done the signiory, shall out-tongue his complaints”. Othello believes that he has done enough for Venice and that everyone has respect for him.
Iago easily influences the other characters into being racist towards Othello, Rodrigo and Brabantio also hate Othello for being black, they both believe that a black man like him should not deserve Desdemona.
I believe that the racism towards Othello was set off when Desdemona and him became a couple, however it was always there.
The racism shows us that Othello will never really be a part of the Venice society mainly because he is black. I think that Shakespeare may have included this racism in the play is this may have been a major topic back in his day. He may have been trying to say that Venice is an example of London.
Part B
Racism may not be the most important factor in the play since jealousy could also be the main factor as Rodrigo is jealous that Othello is with Desdemona and Iago is jealous that Othello is higher ranked in the army. I believe that Iago does not hate Othello just because he is black. It may be that he cannot stand how an uneducated runaway slave can have a higher rank than him in the society and army. These reasons could’ve also brought the race into it. Iago may have continued his plan on Othello as he was not the only one against Othello, Rodrigo was also against him Rodrigo may have been motivating Iago to Destroy Othello.
However Othello is also jealous of Desdemona’s age and for not being an outsider. Othello’s insecurity caused his tragedy
as much as what Iago done.