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The play opens with Iago complaining to Roderigo of his lack of promotion to a position he believes he deserves over fellow-soldier Cassio, a situation he sees as the fault of their leader, Othello. Othello has also just married Desdemona without her father's permission, something the couple knew would not be granted despite Othello's high standing in the city, as Othello is a Moor. Iago puts Othello's insecurities as an outsider and new husband to work at clearing the path for his own rise to p
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