tough love

After reading these two acts of Othello, I can't help but wonder about the seemingly popular belief of Shakespeare's characters-that love is fleeting in anyone but the most perfectly matched couple. Iago KNOWS his plot will work because they young couple he preys on is not the typical one. In other words, Shakespeare deals with the same widespread notions that we deal with today when discussing interracial marriage: a couple from different backgrounds, especially racially, has it 'harder' in today's world...but I beg to differ. Isn't the point of love to find one's compliment in another person? To me, people of such drastically different backgrounds as Othello and Desdemona actually form a more perfect couple, by bonding over their differences, and sticking it out even though their peers don't think they can.