Othello Essay Questions

• "Typically, women in Elizabethan texts are presented as naturally disposed to cuckold their husbands". Use this view to discuss how the theme of adultery is presented by Shakespeare in this extract and elsewhere in the play as a whole.  

(Act 4, Scene 3) 

• "Typically, men in Elizabethan texts are presented as primarily being lustful towards their wives rather than demonstrating feelings of true love." Use this view to discuss how the theme of lust is presented by Shakespeare in this extract and elsewhere in the play as a whole.  

(Act 1, Scene 1)

• "Typically, texts about husbands and wives present marriage from a male point of view." In light of this view, discuss how Shakespeare presents the relationship between Othello…