Themes in Othello

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Created on: 22-05-20 19:47

Jealousy

Iago has professional and personal jealousy, Bianca's suspicions and Othello's raging jealousy. Emilia's assessment of jealousy is that it is negative and destroys love.

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'green ey'd monster' Act III, Sc iii

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Men and Women

Power is important to all relationships in the play. Desdemona and Emilia are destroyed by their femininity but this can also be said for the majority of the male characters too.

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Emilia is aware that she is just 'food' for Iago, which is acceptable until she becomes less passive.

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Race

Race is important as Shakepseare decided to break the conventions of using a white tragic hero. Does Shakespeare want us to think that black is bad, or that the worse villains are those white men that take advantage of black people?

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Quote for Race

Desdemona saw Othello's 'visage in his mind' which suggests that she looked past his colour and married him.

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'green ey'd monster' Act III, Sc iii

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Power is important to all relationships in the play. Desdemona and Emilia are destroyed by their femininity but this can also be said for the majority of the male characters too.

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Emilia is aware that she is just 'food' for Iago, which is acceptable until she becomes less passive.

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Themes in Othello