Close Reading: OthelloOthello is a man of romantic nature. He fell in love with the beautiful Desdemona. He was accused of taking her away from her father. Othello was of a different race and did not fit in with his family. Othello makes a plea to Desdemona and tells his story that he wooed her in the beginning. Othello tells of the love his father showed him since he was a boy. It was like a match made in heaven overcoming many obstacles that came in their way. Othello couldn't understand why he was good enough to work and fight alongside his father, but wasn't good enough for his daughter. Othello proved that he was once in favor of Desdemona's father. There is no better way to show this than when Othello says in lines 127-131 in 1.3: His father loved me, he often invited me, He still questioned me about the story of my life From year to year, the battles, the sieges, the fortunes That I have past. I have retraced it since my childhood days. Othello demonstrated that the connections had existed for years. He and Desdemona have known each other since childhood. Othello tried to explain that there was no poison, just a story of events in his life and that she pitied him. Desdemona showed courage and masculine behavior, which Othello fell in love with. Even with all the invitations, battles, sieges, and fortunes they shared, he still would not consent to his daughter's marriage to Othello. Racism was already very much alive in Shakespeare's time. However, in lines 133 – 135 in 1.3 Othello says, Until he asked me to tell it, When I spoke of the most disastrous possibilities, Of moving accidents due to flood and field, of landscapes a hair's breadth wide I'l 'imminent deadly breach, this is where Othello is described...... center of the card ......allen in love with the dangers he has passed through. Like many women, Desdemona fell in love with the dangers and thrills of the hunt. It seems like most of us women love adventures in pursuit of what we know is wrong. This passage is a soliloquy or speech by Othello to Desdemona's father. She is telling how she became his wife. Othello asks Desdemona's father for his blessing and to start a family. Othello states that his father treated him well for many years and should honor his daughter for loving such a man. Othello and Desdemona is a love made in heaven. They are willing to fight alongside each other in battles and love each other in happy moments. Work Cited Cohen, Walter, J. E. Howard, K. Eisaman Maus. The Norton Shakespeare. vol. 2 Stephen Greenblatt, general editor. New York, London. 2008. ISBN 978-0-393-92991-1