...  century Venice, Shakespeare's "Othello" presents notions of difference that deem it as amorphous, espoused with a resonance that appropriates it to the twenty first century mindset. Difference engendered by character juxtaposition, racism and gender relations kindles the plot of the play, acting as a major gear within the clockwork on which it is built. Othello's North African background distinguishes him from ... Brabantio that his grandchildren will be beasts and have "coursers for cousins" as a result of Desdemona's marriage to Othello. Roderigo describes him as "an extravagant an...

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