Brabantio character summary

Desdemona's father, Brabantio, is a rich and important Venetian politician. He likes Othello and invites him to visit his house a lot—but he never expected Othello to "steal" his daughter. Furthermore, he never believed his darling little girl would marry Othello unless she was drugged or under some kind of spell.

So we know he's a) a misogynist who thinks that women are objects that can be stolen and b) a racist. Chaming guy.

Like many Shakespearean fathers (think Baptista Minola from The Taming of the Shrew…