... William Shakespeare, it can be observed that even though Othello appears to be of good nature, his race affects how some of the other characters behave towards him. Othello's race affects how the play develops, especially in regards to his relationship with Desdemona. While the Venetians do not appear to have any issue with having a black high ranking soldier, some ... 't think that they should be together since their relationship goes against nature. Even though it is known that Desdemona isn't a racist because she loves Othello, racism does is a factor. The connection can be made that...

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... ! O!- "I'll tear her all to pieces- and "Arise black vengeance, from the hollow hell."" This last quote I feel takes us back to the race differences. Othello is considered to be evil and sinister in Venetian society, as he is black, yet he has moulded himself into Venetian ways of life, beginning to believe ... himself, that he is of white race. Does this quote show the steps back to his animal ways? The tone that this quote ... presents to us would be one of pure hatred and evil. Almost devilish. Throughout this scene Iago is extremely manipulative towards Othello. He tells Othello of ...

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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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... did in action to these lies was right to him. However, because the lies were wrong, it made his actions wrong too. Othello, however, had a good purpose. His ultimate goal was good. Therefore, Othello is a good man. Some may argue that he is a bad man because of the way he treated people. He slapped Desdemona ... , he thinks too much of himself, some may even not like him for his race, which is another major issue in the story. He is ... referred to as a "moor" throughout the entire story. Because of the times this play was wrote, I personally feel that those actions are also not wrong. O...

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