However, in the first act the audience is introduced to a Moor, Othello, an elegant and strong diplomat. However, with Barbantino's vile accusation of how Othello has bewitched his daughter, Othello stands strong against the accusation 409 "Send for the lady... but let your sentence fall upon my life also" the calm manner and sophisticates that Othello shows are of a perfect man whose perfection has none