othello racisim
Othello: Racism (Wilson's Assignment)
Racism is a very prevalent theme in Othello; in which many of the events and conflicts in Othello are centred in it.
Throughout the play, we can see that Othello has been placed in a society setting where racism is so prevalent where the white are considered as more superior and the blacks being marginalized as the more inferior and savage race. Even in throughout the play, Othello is often addressed as the Moor rather than his own name, which reflects upon a great degree of Othering.
“Iago: Even now, very now, an old black ram
Is tupping your white ewe, arise, arise,
Awake the snorting citizens with the bell,
Or else the devil will make a grandsire of you,
Arise I say”
(Othello, Act 1 Scene 1, line 88-91)
From here as well one can already see how Othello has been distinguished by his skin colour, and how he was related to the devil as if he has any blood ties with the devil himself - which is obviously a very degrading relation to be made on any human being in relation to his or her race.
This quoted part of the play has also reflects on the “holier than thou” mentality of the White majority towards Othello, and of their perception that they are more “godly” because of their white skin and Othello is “related to the devil” because his skin is black even though Othello is a Christian and believes in the same God just like the rest of them (Which ironically in the Bible, it was written in Colossians chapter 3 verse 11 in the New International Version that “Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.”, which literally, irrefutably, and directly mean that there should be no distinction or discriminations between believers).
And in addition to the accusation to being related to the devil, Othello is also being accused by Brabantio for witchcraft which is demonic by origin in the Christian belief, which is also shown in the
Racism is a very prevalent theme in Othello; in which many of the events and conflicts in Othello are centred in it.
Throughout the play, we can see that Othello has been placed in a society setting where racism is so prevalent where the white are considered as more superior and the blacks being marginalized as the more inferior and savage race. Even in throughout the play, Othello is often addressed as the Moor rather than his own name, which reflects upon a great degree of Othering.
“Iago: Even now, very now, an old black ram
Is tupping your white ewe, arise, arise,
Awake the snorting citizens with the bell,
Or else the devil will make a grandsire of you,
Arise I say”
(Othello, Act 1 Scene 1, line 88-91)
From here as well one can already see how Othello has been distinguished by his skin colour, and how he was related to the devil as if he has any blood ties with the devil himself - which is obviously a very degrading relation to be made on any human being in relation to his or her race.
This quoted part of the play has also reflects on the “holier than thou” mentality of the White majority towards Othello, and of their perception that they are more “godly” because of their white skin and Othello is “related to the devil” because his skin is black even though Othello is a Christian and believes in the same God just like the rest of them (Which ironically in the Bible, it was written in Colossians chapter 3 verse 11 in the New International Version that “Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.”, which literally, irrefutably, and directly mean that there should be no distinction or discriminations between believers).
And in addition to the accusation to being related to the devil, Othello is also being accused by Brabantio for witchcraft which is demonic by origin in the Christian belief, which is also shown in the