Othello begins on a street of venice. In the midst of an argument between Roderigo a rich man and lago, Roderigo has been paying lago to help him win desdimonas hand in marriage but Roderigo has just realized that desdimona has married othello whom lago budrungly Serves as ensighn lago says he heat othello, who recently passed him over for the position of leatenent in favor of the inexperiance soldier Michael Casio
