This section of the play is where Othello has just arrived in Cyprus and they have found out there was a storm in which the Venetian ships survived but the Turkish ships were destroyed. Othello and Desdemona have a strong relationship, which is full of love and devotion. However, this changes throughout the play as, in Act 1 Scene 3, we hear of Iago's plan to ruin their marriage because he suspects that Othello has slept with his wife:
"He's done my office. I know not if't be true
But I, for mere suspicion in that kind,
Will do as if for surety."
This is Iago's reasoning for hurting Othe…
