Othello Act 1, scene 1 (ABSENT)

i found the beginning of this book very interesting, especially because of the language, and the way shakespeare speaks metaphorically most of the time. i was surprised that it didnt introduce more characters in the beginning such as the other novels i'm used to reading do. i aso found it weird that Othello was spoken of but never actually came into the storyuntil much later in the scene. i question the relationship between Othello and Iago because i thought they were enemies but at first i couldnt tell if he was trying to help Othello r sabatoge him. i like that so far the book seems like it will be a big twist of drama that should be fun to keep up with.