Desdemona the mouth of the lady) that European women are unwise to marry the temperamental males of other nations. While Shakespeare followed Cinthio's tale very closely in composing "Othello", he deviated significantly in some details. He invented Desdemona's father, Brabantio, and her dissolute Venetian admirer, Roderigo. He invented the entire first act in which Iago arouses Brabantio's prejudices against Othello, and Desdemona defends her choice of husband before the King. Shakespeare considerably expanded the role of Cinthio's ensign's wife. In Cinthio, she is simply Disdemona's companion but in Shakespeare she becomes Desdemona's attendant and confidante. In Cinthio, the ensign filches Disdemona's
Desdemona, Texas formed the "Law and Order League". On November 20, 1920, fire destroyed the Rockdale Baptist Church, then pastored by J. A. Kidd, one of the more vocal of the townspeople who rallied against the lawless element. In April 1920, Texas Rangers, who had been patrolling other boomtowns, including Eastland, Ranger, and Cisco, arrived in Desdemona. The officers arrested some 125 men, and expelled about the same number of prostitutes. Oil production dropped from more than seven million barrels in 1919 to fewer than three million in 1921. The boom ended nearly as quickly as it began, and much of the