Prejudice can get the worst out of people. In the play Othello there is a power dynamic. Characters struggle with problems because of gender, social class and race. The play Othello talks about two lovers that are very different who can't be together; they struggle with the prejudice of people and especially someone who should be supporting.
The play othello makes many strudels for the main characters othello and Desdemona. One of the main struggles in this play is racism. Othello is a black man with low social status. People in the play make him a nuisance especially because he marries someone of high status both racially and socially. One main example of the racism that happens within the play is when Brabantio Desdemonias father tells him, “And she, in spite of nature, Of years, of country, credit, everything, To fall in love with what she feared to look on! It is a judgment maimed and most imperfect”. Saying that his daughter could never love something so horrid. He is saying that Othello's appearance is imperfect and ugly. Saying that his daughter could never love or even look at this man. Assuming that he is not only talking about the way he looks but also the color of his skin. This clearly shows how racism impacts this play.
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Desdemona is a character that we see with this problem like many others. One of the characters that we see dismiss her and her gender is her own father. He believes her to be a frail thing with no opinion of her own. Brabantio’s perception of his daughter in the text states “A maiden never bold, Of spirit so still and quiet that her motion Blushed at herself.” He is saying that she is an obedient and quiet girl that would never disobey him. He is sure that his daughter would never disobey him and marry othello. His perception of his daughter is very distorted and biased. This reveals the bigoted machismo in this