Brabantio does not believe that Desdemona could have fallen for someone like Othello even though he is the General of the Republic. In act one, scene three Brabantio explains, “She is spite of nature, of years, of country, credit, everything to fall in love with what she feared to look on”(96-98)! In this quote, Brabantio is completely blindsided by his daughter's marriage and does not think Desdemona could have fallen for a black man. Although Othello is a high rank general, Brabantio is convinced that Othello used some type of magic on Desdemona to make her fall in love with him. In act one, scene three Brabantio states, “By spells and medicines bought of mountebanks; for nature so prepost’ rously to err, being not deficient, blind, or lame of sense, sans witchcraft could not”(61-64). Again Brabantio is trying to deny Desdemona’s love for Othello saying it is witchcraft. Brabantio is not the only person who is racist towards Othello. In fact, everyone is racist towards
Brabantio does not believe that Desdemona could have fallen for someone like Othello even though he is the General of the Republic. In act one, scene three Brabantio explains, “She is spite of nature, of years, of country, credit, everything to fall in love with what she feared to look on”(96-98)! In this quote, Brabantio is completely blindsided by his daughter's marriage and does not think Desdemona could have fallen for a black man. Although Othello is a high rank general, Brabantio is convinced that Othello used some type of magic on Desdemona to make her fall in love with him. In act one, scene three Brabantio states, “By spells and medicines bought of mountebanks; for nature so prepost’ rously to err, being not deficient, blind, or lame of sense, sans witchcraft could not”(61-64). Again Brabantio is trying to deny Desdemona’s love for Othello saying it is witchcraft. Brabantio is not the only person who is racist towards Othello. In fact, everyone is racist towards