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- Othello remains at a distance from much of the action that concerns and affects him.
- We are never introduced to Othello at the start of the play, only be Iago's and Roderigo's description- this is very racist.
- Othello is culturally and racially an outsider in Venice.
- His skill as a soldier and leader is valuable and necessary to the state.
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- Othello may be seen as the protagonist in the play, however it could be argued that it is actually Iago.
- The people of Venice look up to him to protect their country, he is valued and seen as a key part of Venetian society.
- His relationship with Iago (antagonist) shows us that he values the people who he surrounds himself with e.g. making Cassio his lieutenant.
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- Very calm, and collected at the start of the play, however, his behavior towards Desdemona changes because of rumors and the deceitful, Iago.
- It is the tension between Othello’s victimization at the hands of a foreign culture and his own willingness to torment himself that makes him a tragic figure rather than simply Iago’s ridiculous puppet.
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- "The Moor" (1.1.57)
- "The thick-lips" (1.1.66)
- "An old black ram" (1.1.88)
- "A Barbary horse" (1.1.113)
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