Othello Journal #3

I was really surprised at the way Iago was talking to Desdemona and Emilia. He was so rude and blunt and disrespectful about all of it, I couldn't believe that he just went on and on and no one stopped him. I'm kind of interested in Cassio and Emilia and I wonder what roles these two new characters will play in the rest of the story. Cassio seems a little bit confusing mostly because of his way of interacting with people. Was holding hands and kissing really just "the custom" or was he actually being flirtatious with the girls? There definitely felt like something was going on between him and Desdemona and I wonder how this will escalate with Iago, Roderigo, and Othello.