Why is Act 3 Scene 3 a Turning point in the play Othello by William Shakespeare?

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Why is Act 3 Scene 3 a Turning point in the play Othello by William Shakespeare?

Shakespeare wrote 'Othello' in 1602. During Elizabethan times there were very few black people in England. The white people felt scared about the black people because they didn't understand them. The play explores racism and mixed race relationships.

Shakespeare apparently felt free to handle Giraldi's story with perfect freedom. He transformed a straggling narrative of sordid crime into compact drama and high tragedy. The masterly first act is essentially Shakespeare's invention. In this act, Othello, who has eloped with Desdemona, is accused of stealing her. Blinded by prejudice, Desdemona's father cannot believe his daughter can love the Moor, a man of a different race. But Othello movingly defends his love and demonstrates the nobility of his character.

Iago is the treacherous comrade. Angered that Cassio has been appointed Othello's lieutenant, a post Iago wanted, Iago plots his revenge. He warns Othello that Cassio is having an affair with Desdemona. Brilliantly manipulating Othello's jealousy and rising anger, Iago has his wife Emilia, who is Desdemona's serving maid, steal a handkerchief that Othello gave his bride at their wedding. Iago plants the handkerchief