Othello Historical Context (Race) by Luca Demetriadi

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England in Shakespeare's time was predominantly
White
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George Abbott, in his 'A Brief Description of the Whole World' (1599) makes distinctions between
"blackish Moors" and "black Negroes"
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Imitiaz Habib writes that "what notions of race the Elizabethans had were hopelessly...
confused
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Habib believes that Shakespeare's black characters struggle between
"cultural catalepsy and historical petrifaction"
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Habib's quotation means that the characters struggle between
colonial assimilation and anti-colonial resistance
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Aaron Kitch writes that in Elizabethan London, most people of other races were
Slave owners
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What is the name of the Moroccan ambassador who visited Queen Elizabeth?
Abd el-Ouahed ben Messaoud
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In which language did the Moroccan ambassador communicate with Elizabeth?
Italian
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The word "Moor" could derive from which country?
Mauritania
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From which Greek word has the word "Moor" also been suggested to have derived?
Mauros
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George Abbott, in his 'A Brief Description of the Whole World' (1599) makes distinctions between

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"blackish Moors" and "black Negroes"

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Imitiaz Habib writes that "what notions of race the Elizabethans had were hopelessly...

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Habib believes that Shakespeare's black characters struggle between

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Habib's quotation means that the characters struggle between

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