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    Othello Held a captive and cannot escape the grips of racism‚ Othello must battle with this matter from day one till his call of death. Just because his skin tone is unusual from Venice and its citizens‚ makes Othello an outcast .Although born a black moor‚ Othello has all the great characteristics a man should have. Being courageous‚ honorable‚ intelligent and all the aspects a woman would want in a husband. He grew up to be a venetian military general who has risen to high position of power

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    Othello - Race and stereotypes Race is very important in the play. Othello was a moor. In simplest terms he was a man of color. His race is what set him apart from the other characters. Also Othello is the only character of color which automatically set him inside. Being that he is a military general (a position not offered to black men) a lot of the characters don’t like him‚ and a lot of characters described him negatively because to them he was just a moor. But others respect and admire him

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    Race Shakespeare • A fear of foreigners during Elizabethan times fostered misogynistic and racist values‚ which is evident in the way Othello’s blackness becomes a symbol of alienation to which all characters in the play must respond. • Using grotesque animal imagery‚ Iago voices an explicitly stereotypical view of Othello‚ as a “Barbary horse‚” depicting him as an animalistic outsider. Through the image of conflict in black and white‚ Iago emphasises on the racial demarcation between

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    Elizabethan attitudes to women‚ race and transgression in the first three scenes of Othello? Throughout Shakespeare’s Othello‚ the concepts of race‚ gender and transgression are continually explored and employed to reflect the characteristics of Elizabethan values and attitudes expressed in Elizabethan society‚ through rejection and acceptance of gender and racial stereotypes in the first three scenes of Act One - the pinnacle of this being the marriage between Othello and Desdemona. Shakespeare forces

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    the play of Othello written by Shakespeare‚ the destructiveness of Iago’s evil deeds are compared and examined against Othello’s race for his downfall. Othello’s race is an important factor which leads to his downfall. Without race‚ Iago’s plans would not be as destructive. The collaboration of these two components therefore resulted in such a tragedy. Othello’s awareness to his race increases as the play moves on from Act 1 to Act 3. In Act 1‚ it is obvious that Othello’s race stands out

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    lord‚ of jealousy. It is the green-eyed monster." (Act3.3) Describe the changes that Othello undergoes as Iago succeeds in arousing his jealousy.’ From Act One to Act Three of ‘Othello’‚ we witness the course of Othello’s transformation from the beginning of the story to Iago’s success in arousing his jealousy. Let us first take a look at Othello’s character in the very beginning. When Othello first appeared in Act 1‚ Scene 2‚ he was a good‚ honest man‚ who was domestically a loving husband

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    Dynamics 8 of the 12 essential questions ChangeMain Character Resolve Othello changes from a noble and just groom who declares‚ “But that I love the gentle Desdemona‚” (I‚ii‚27) to a foul-minded‚ irrational husband who vows‚ “I’ll tear her to pieces.” (III‚iii‚483) He changes from treating her gently to striking her in public‚ calling her a whore‚ and murdering her in an unfounded jealous rage. StartMain Character Growth Othello must start to realize that he can’t run his marriage using the same

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    is a Major theme in Othello and is mainly demonstrated when Othello perceives Iago to be honest‚ but in reality he is extremely dis honest. “Oh that’s an honest fellow. Do not doubt Cassio.” – Emilia (3.3.174-175) “I think thou dost; and for I know thou’rt full of love and honesty.” – Othello (3.3.178-179) “Not for my manhood‚ honesty or wisdom.” – Iago (3.3.181-182) “Why did I marry? This honest creature doubtless sees and knows more‚ much more‚ than he unfolds.” – Othello – (3.3.192-194) “I

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    23 April 2013 Analytical Paper 2 Identity: Othello Othello is a tragedy play that was written by William Shakespeare around 1603. Although William Shakespeare came up with the concept of Othello‚ he did not write any of it down. We have a recollection of the play from actors’ telling what they remember from acting it out and some even wrote down what they remembered using stenography. Today‚ this is how we have the magnificent play‚ Othello. Othello is a play that tells the story of the powerful

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    English Literature The focus of the play Othello is not so much Othello’s flaws and weaknesses but more Iago’s villainy. A thorough analysis of the play Othello tends to reveal that the focus of the play is actually about Othello’s flaws and weaknesses rather than Iago’s villainy. This conclusion has been reached due to the fact that many elements of drama as well as a characteristic of Shakespearean tragedy are centered on Othello and his imperfections. In essence‚ the conflict and thematic

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