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- Created on: 07-05-18 10:59
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- OTHELLO: CONTEXT
- Women
- Very much a patriarchy
- Women considered possessions and incapable of rational thought
- Desdemona's submission to Othello is explained, this is the expectation
- Desdemona changes throughout the play, at the beginning she is head strong and outspoken but by the end she simply conforms and submits to her jealous husband
- However her outspoken nature in 1,iii contrasts this, presenting the strength of the female voice and her disregard for societal expectations
- Desdemona changes throughout the play, at the beginning she is head strong and outspoken but by the end she simply conforms and submits to her jealous husband
- However her outspoken nature in 1,iii contrasts this, presenting the strength of the female voice and her disregard for societal expectations
- Desdemona's submission to Othello is explained, this is the expectation
- Outspoken women often tortured
- Shakespeare often portrayed women as strong minded
- As with Desdemona and Emilia
- Shakespeare
- Tragic form
- The Tragic Flaw
- Othello's tragic flaw is said to be his jealousy, however it could be considered to be his insecurity in his race, or a combination of the two
- Domestic Tragedy
- Explores the fall of the 'average man', as opposed to one of nobility
- This emphasises Othello's fall as he earned his nobility through his respect from his peers, especially considering his social disadvantage
- Explores the fall of the 'average man', as opposed to one of nobility
- Tragic Structure
- The classic Shakespearean tragedy is structured into 5 predictable acts
- 1. Eposition
- 2. Introduction of complication
- 3. The climax
- 4. Further development
- 5. Catharsis
- 4. Further development
- 3. The climax
- 2. Introduction of complication
- 1. Eposition
- The classic Shakespearean tragedy is structured into 5 predictable acts
- The Tragic Flaw
- Elizabethan England and the Renaissance
- Set initially in venice, centre of renaissance culture
- Golden age of literature
- Period of sociopolitical change, with attitudes toward contemporary issues changing
- How would this affect the perspective on Othello and his Foreign origin?
- Race and nationalism
- Elizabethans viewed foreigners as suspicious
- Elizabeth I issued the removal of all 'moors' as they were considered an 'annoyance'
- Suggests why Othello is portrayed to be so self conscious about his race
- Many believed black people were only fit to be slaves
- Perhaps this adds to the tragedy of Othello, with him being a nobleman of foreign origin
- Women
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