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Card 16
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"Othello is a victim of racial beliefs precisely because he becomes an agent of misogynistic ones."
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Card 17
Front
Othello's feeling of belonging makes him "near schizophrenic".
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Card 18
Front
Desdemona's marriage was her attempt to gain power in a society ruled by men.
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Card 19
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Othello and Desdemona's passion is based on lust.
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Card 20
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The play shows how Elizabethan women were defined by their sexual activity and relationships to men.
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Card 21
Front
'Othello' is a masculine play, rejecting female sexuality.
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Card 22
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All characters who slightly encourage female independence are destroyed by Iago.
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Card 23
Front
Othello and Iago are masculine because of their Elizabethan male characteristics - "reason" and "power".
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Card 24
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Desdemona's death is a lesson in what happens if the male hierarchy is disobeyed.
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Card 25
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Desdemona becomes a stereotype for female passivity.
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