'Othello' Theme Summary

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  • Themes in 'Othello'
    • Honesty
      • Dramatic Irony
        • 'Honest Iago'
          • Manipulation
      • Desdemona is honest but presented as untrustworthy
    • War
      • Setting
        • Cyprus
        • Internal conflict
        • Different to civilised Venice
        • Brings out the worst in the characters
    • Military Heroism
      • Defeats prejudice
        • Othello somewhat accepted into society
        • Othello (a Moor) as a soldier
      • Cassio
        • Disliked for theoretical experience
      • Iago
        • Evil and dishonest despite military past
    • Life
      • Candle
        • Blown out by Othello
        • Desdemona's death
      • Cyprus means war thus death
    • Jealousy
      • Sexual suspicion
      • Professional competition
    • Race
      • Black Hero
        • Military general
          • Power and infuence
      • An Outsider
        • Accused of witchcraft
        • Fear of miscegenation
    • Sex
      • Iago
        • Twisted mindset
        • Untitled
      • Venetian woman
        • Seen as making their husbands cuckolds

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