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The Significance of Othellos Ethnicity.     In William E. Cains essay, The Triumph of Will, he clearly states, as is represented by jam that Othellos race is non an matter in the duck soup. I potently agree with James and believe that if Othellos skin was white it would not affect the outcome of the play at in all. Desdemonas conjugation to either other humans, black or white, would ingest been just as upset to Barbantio and Roderigo, and in this paper I will further discuss my reasoning.     As I have mentioned in the introduction, the outcome of the play would have been precisely the same whether or not Desdemonas husband in the play happened to be black or white. One of the reasons is the fact that Barbantio was not of necessity mad at Desdemona for marrying Othello. Although this might have made him a pocket-size upset he got over that very quick, but what made him truly mad was that Desdemona married Othello secretly behind his back without his approval. Basically Barbantio snarl betrayed by his own daughter. This made Barbantio feel that he wasnt fitted to do his part as a father, and play that major voice in his daughters life anymore. Since Othello is now Desdemonas innovative husband it is his responsibility to take over those important roles. Barbantio would feel this modality regardless of who his daughter married. Understandingly and respectively enough Barbantio knows that Desdemona loves Othello, and that Othello loves Desdemona just as much as he loves his daughter. In the end, Barbantio easily accepts the marriage. If the racial issue was the initial root of all evil here he would not have accepted the marriage as easily. In his acceptance to the marriage he joins the hands of Othello and Desdemona and gives them his blessings. I here do give thee that with all my heart which, but thou hast already, with all my heart I would curb from thee for your sake, Jewel, I am glad at soul I have no other child, for thy escape would teach me tyranny, to hang clogs on them. (Shakespeare, 31)      As for Roderigo, his main conflict is the simple fact that Desdemona has married a man whom is not himself, as he would rather love to have it. Although Iago is vatic to be a friend if Othellos he sides with Roderigo and secretly is against Othello.