1. Feminist & Racist Interpretation of Othello
But Othello is different. ... With Iago and Othello, Shakespeare challenges racist attitudes by depicting Othello as being black-coloured, but being the good guy and Iago as the white, but evil man. The person who shows his racist attitude directly to Othello is Brabantio who in Act 1 Scene 2 accuses Othello of using magic to lure his daughter, Desdemona. ... In Act 5 Scene 2, Emilia is disgusted with Othello when she finds out that Othello had killed Desdemona. ... Another example in Othello to demonstrate this is in Act 1 Scene 3. ...
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