Reading There are only three women in ‘Othello’: Desdemona‚ Emilia and Bianca. The way that these women behave and conduct themselves is undeniably linked to the ideological expectations of Shakespeare’s Elizabethan society and to the patriarchal Venetian society that he creates. These notes will explore some of the ways in which the female characters are presented in the play. Women as possessions Following his hearing of Brabantio’s complaint and Othello’s defence‚ the Duke eventually grants permission
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William Shakespeare’s "Othello" can be pursued from a feminist perspective. A woman’s comprehension of the play Othello grants us to judge the distinctive social qualities and status of women in the Elizabethan society. Othello serves as a case to demonstrate the goals of the Elizabethan patriarchal society‚ the act of benefits in patriarchal community‚ and the concealment and limitation of feminism. According to Elizabethan or Shakespeare’s overall population based upon Renaissance feelings‚ women
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Foreign Destination Research Project Laura Telutki HTT/200 February 9‚ 2014 Ed Gaeraths Foreign Destination Research Project When I was a young girl‚ I fantasized about becoming a stewardess so that I could travel the world and visit exotic places. Unfortunately‚ in order to be a stewardess‚ one of the many qualifications years ago‚ was that you had to be at least 5’8” tall and I was only 5’5”. My dream of becoming a stewardess was shattered; however‚ it did not stop me from wanting to travel
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A young Venetian‚ Bassanio‚ needs a loan of three thousand ducats so that he can woo Portia‚ a wealthy Venetian heiress. He approaches his friend Antonio‚ a merchant. Antonio is short of money because all his wealth is invested in his fleet‚ which is currently at sea. He goes to a Jewish money lender‚ Shylock‚ who hates Antonio because of Antonio’s anti-semitic behaviour towards him. Shylock nevertheless agrees to make the short-term loan‚ but‚ in a moment of dark humour‚ he makes a condition - the
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Othello’ itself is a play of strong opposites. Anger and love and the constant imagery of heaven and hell‚ Othello being the devil’ and Desdemona the angel’. One of the key factors‚ which no doubt contributes to Othello’s downfall‚ is how Venetian society viewed him. Moor’ is the constant nickname that haunts him wherever he goes. Even though the people who say this might not be trying to be intentionally racist‚
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This racial difference also deepens the plot of the play because everyone else are white Venetians; therefore‚ creating racial tensions within the play. I believe that the time period in which the play was written creates Iago’s hatred for Othello because he is considered “the other”. Iago‚ a white Venetian‚ specifically feels that a man of color should not be above him in social class nor should be in any type of relationship with someone outside
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included and excluded from Venetian Society. Apparent in his final statement‚ he uses contradictions to explain his mental state before and after the manipulation of Iago. Another aspect revealed is the extent to which his sins have affected him and how he longs for the battles that helped him woo Desdemona’s love through his heroic stories. Despite having done his services to the state‚ he reveals his foolishness as someone who existed within and outside Venetian society giving rise to a series
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discriminated against at the time. Antonio appears before the court since he is unable to repay Shylock ’s loan. The duke advises Shylock to show mercy on Antonio‚ but Shylock refuses because he wants to punish him. Shylock refuses to conform to Venetian law as he acknowledges that his hatred for Antonio is based on racial discrimination rather than a desire for the law ’s application of justice. Shylock ’s hatred of Christians shows that it is the fundamental inequalities between Christians and
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Tempest and Othello. In the case of Othello‚ there is often a visceral reaction to the black character on stage‚ a dislocating shock of recognition: thus for Ben Okri‚ it becomes possible to imagine himself in Othello’s place‚ Othered as much by the Venetian social context that the narrative describes as by the play’s own potentially racist symbolic. For Caryl Phillips‚ a
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