Othello Critic Quotes

Racial Prejudice

• 'Iago shows the venomous rage of a society whose foundations are rocked by the mere fact of Desdemona and Othello's marriage'- Kieran Ryan 
• 'Iago's devious stratagem works so well because it reflects his victims own beliefs, by confirming their suspicions and fulfilling their expectations'- Kieran Ryan 
• 'Iago is not the fundamental or sole cause of the tragedy'- Kieran Ryan 
• 'Othello feverishly spins a 'web' from self-loathing and faulty logic'- Michael Donker 
• 'This may be a caution to all Maidens of Quality how, without their parent's consent, they run away with Blackamoors'- Thomas Rymer
• 'Where Desdemona's love is unconditional, Othello seems to feel he has to apologise to his superiors and ask permission from them'- Andrew McCulloch 

Gender Prejudice 

• '[whore] is a tag that tells us more about the garrison misogyny of the men than about the moral or economic status of the women'- Emma Smith 
• 'The reason why Iago is so quickly and spectacularly successful in persuading Othello to swallow the vile tale is that Othello is primed to believe it by…