Othello
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- Created on: 03-04-17 16:11
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- Setting
- Othello:Social Historical Context
- Position of women
- Women had few legal rights
- Unable to inherit title or money
- Often belonged to their father or husband- possessions
- Not educated and couldn't work
- The Great Chain of Being
- God
- Angels
- Kings/Gueens
- Men
- Women
- Animals
- Women are placed just above animals and below men. Lack status.
- Thought of as intelectually and morally inferior
- Husbands would control their wife as they thought lack of intellect would lead them to cheat
- Women taught to be obedient to men
- Disobedience though of an act against God
- Thought of as intelectually and morally inferior
- Women
- Men
- Kings/Gueens
- Angels
- God
- Double standards
- Women who were sexually active were looked down more than men are
- Iago is a clear example of a misogynist- a contemporary for his time? (the usual)
- Women put on a pedestal e.g.Desdemona by Othello
- 'Virgin'-'whore' dichotemy
- Women had few legal rights
- Origin
- Story is based on the italian novel by Cinthio written in 1556
- Racism
- 'Moor'/ 'Black moor' contraction of 'Black as a moor'
- 'Moor'- derogatory term for black people
- Some North Africans were leftover from when the muslim Arabs ruled over Spain
- Predominant religion of 'Moors' was Islam
- Eventually made to convert to Christianity
- Two distinct ethnic groups involved in Muslim conquest of Spain and hance came to be known as 'Moors'
- 'Berbers'-original inhabitant of Barbary Coast, the Medititerranean shore of Northwest Africa
- Conquered and converted to Islam by the Arabs
- Had typically much darker skin than Arabs
- 'Moor' could refer to an Arab or Berber but there are numerous references to Othello being black so is a Berber
- Had typically much darker skin than Arabs
- Conquered and converted to Islam by the Arabs
- 'Berbers'-original inhabitant of Barbary Coast, the Medititerranean shore of Northwest Africa
- Predominant religion of 'Moors' was Islam
- Used commonly by Elizabethans as term for brown or darker than average European
- Mixed-race marriages very rare
- Adds to tension and dislike Brabantio has of Othello
- Othello as a black person is an obvious outsider who is aware of the racism that surrounds him
- These fuel his insecurities
- Some North Africans were leftover from when the muslim Arabs ruled over Spain
- 'Moor'- derogatory term for black people
- 'Moor'/ 'Black moor' contraction of 'Black as a moor'
- Beliefs
- Religious
- 7 Deadly Sins
- Deadly sin- a spiritual vice or behaviours indulged
- These corrode and corrupt the soul
- 7 sins
- Greed
- Envy
- Envy Vs. Jealousy
- Envy- wanting something that belongs to someone else
- Jealousy- feeling of insecurities and possesive over posessions
- Jealousy isn't explicitly a sin but is regarded as such
- During Medieval and Elizabethan times considered jealousy as...
- a sudden infection (of the spirit and mind), spiritual disease
- eroded trustand broke down bonds of family and society
- very much a theme in public consciousness and well recognised theme in drama, poetry (like today)
- During Medieval and Elizabethan times considered jealousy as...
- Jealousy isn't explicitly a sin but is regarded as such
- Envy Vs. Jealousy
- Pride
- Wrath
- Uncontrollable vening of anger/revenge
- Lust
- Gluttony
- Greed/excess in eating
- Sloth
- Idle laziness
- 7 sins
- These corrode and corrupt the soul
- Deadly sin- a spiritual vice or behaviours indulged
- 7 Heavenly virtues
- Heavenly virtue- qualities that elevate a person's soul
- 7 Virtues
- Patience
- Diligence
- If do something do it with lots of effort and dedication
- Chastity
- Humility
- Not acting out if ego or being big headed, modesty
- Charity
- Temperance
- Balance responses to things, level headed
- Desdemona posses many of these
- Explains sterotypical female role
- Seen as role model
- 7 Virtues
- Heavenly virtue- qualities that elevate a person's soul
- 7 Deadly Sins
- Religious
- Position of women
- Venice and Cyprus late 16th century
- Wrote in Elizabethan Era (1558-1603)
- Sterotypes from Elizabethan Era
- Venetian women-beautiful, sexually tolerant
- Courtesan= upercclass, wealthy prostitute
- Venetian men= flamboyant, aggressive, jealous, quick tempered
- Venetian women-beautiful, sexually tolerant
- Sterotypes from Elizabethan Era
- During the Turkish-Venetian War
- Turks- ruled by the Ottoman Empire. Islamic
- Cyprus was conquered by the Turks during the war
- Venetian- ruled by the Venetian Empire. Christian
- Turks- ruled by the Ottoman Empire. Islamic
- Wrote in Elizabethan Era (1558-1603)
- Othello:Social Historical Context
- Thought of as intelectually and morally inferior
- Husbands would control their wife as they thought lack of intellect would lead them to cheat
- Women taught to be obedient to men
- Disobedience though of an act against God
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