... noble, civilised and dignified. He handles the situation in a calm manner. In Scene 1, it is worth noticing that throughout, a distinctly unflattering portrait of Othello emerges. In this scene he is only referred to as the "moor" thus stressing his racial difference. This is a point that is underlined further when ... the lustful beast and as inhuman; therefore when he refers to Othello's sexual relations with Desdemona it is bestial and unnatural: "Even now, very now, an old black ram Is tupping your whit ewe" Here referring to his race and his age, as well as the bestial copulation Iag...

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... (1.1.111) is continuously described by his critics, mainly Iago, as a "moor", demonstrating Iago's frequently concerning nature of race and also portraying Othello as something of an alien. From this reference we are able to immediately understand Iago's true feelings and motives for ... Othello. The audience at this point know nothing of Othello that is gained by their own opinion, instead we are lead to believe from Iago's race related description that Othello is a threatening and evil moor, whose beastial sexual appetite ... , conveyed by Iago's cries to Brabantio, telling him that "...

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... in order to further distress the listener. These metaphors also become increasingly prevalent in Othello's speech as Iago more and more manipulates him. Animal imagery is also used to express prejudice, such as that against Othello's race, and/or against the female gender, or merely as descriptive terminology. In A1, ... S1, animal imagery first appears in the text to illustrate factors of Iago's personality. As he rants to Roderigo of his mere self-interest in serving Othello, he degrades servants ... deceptions first begin, animal imagery is used as means for Iago to give Brabantio a...

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Journal #15 Why does Iaga hate Othello? Who refers to Othello's race and how/why? Iaga doesn't really seem to have a precise reason for his hatred of Othello other then the fact that Othello passes over him and selected someone else for the vacant position of lieutenant. Even though Iaga has been well praised by Othello for his leadership in battle, Othello gives the lieutenant position to another ... man with no battle leadership experience. Iaga also has a degree of suspicion that Othello has slept with his wife and wants to somehow get back at him for this. Iaga's resentment towards ... i...

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... to become a suitable wife to some Venetian gentleman, but all her gentleness and love have reached out for Othello. It does not matter to her that he is an older man of a foreign race. When she is asked who her sovereign lord is, she does not choose her father, to whom she has ... always been obedient and to whom she will always feel a sense of duty. But she chooses Othello, her husband. Hearing her words, her father admits ... after the night of the quarrel. According to custom, Cassio has arranged a number of musicians to play sweet music outside the bedroom window of Othello and Desd...

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... and socially inferior to those of light-skinned Christians. By looking at Othello's colour and race in relation to his social struggle, the post-colonialist aspect of the play can also be analyzed. It seems Othello's dark skin alienates him no matter the effort he places in attempting to ... wants - Desdemona is merely an object to him, despite the love he has for her and vice versa. Even on her dying breath Desdemona defends Othello. When Emilia demands "O, who hath done this deed?- Desdemona responds "Nobody - I myself- [5.2.124-125] consequently condemning herself to an eternity in .....

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... (CITE). Iago further justifies his worthiness for the job by claiming that there were these three very important persons who, out of their own concerns, asked Othello to give Iago the job: "Three great ones of the city, / In personal suit to make me his lieutenant, Off-capp'd to him" ( ... due to being passed over for a promotion, but Iago may have hated Othello even before that: Iago despises the fact that he is beneath a Moor. In Iago's bigoted mind, he considers his superior, Othello, as being of an inferior race. His bigotry can be felt in one of his conversations with Roderigo: "And...

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... is achieved because he positions everything correctly. This involves getting Cassio drunk, arranging 'the' handkerchief to go missing in Cassio's quarters and personally beguiling Othello's mind into thinking Desdemona is cuckolding him. Obviously without these events (so remarkably planned by Iago), the plot would never have developed. With great ... than his opinions about other people's "gardens". As Iago begins to slander the wedding of Othello and Desdemona he has, and uses, many opportunities to also slander against love and the Moorish race. One such demonstration of this is: "Thes...

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