Essays on Othello

Othello and James Baldwin, though separated by several hundred years, share the feeling of being an outsider in their respective situations because of their race. Othello, a fictional character in Shakespeare’s play Othello, faced this as Moor in Venice who falls in love with a…

Throughout the Elizabethan Era, it was very common to have all white communities. Those of power were also usually white, and it was extremely frowned upon to have interracial relationships. (‘The Venetian Society in Othello by William Shakespeare’) Before the play begins, the audience are…

As presented in the brilliant work of William Shakespeare himself, the theme of racism amongst a few other themes was very evident throughout the text. Othello struggled a lot throughout his relationship because he was colored. He was faced with several racial slurs and names…

Othello incurs resentment for many reasons. He is from a land that Venetians consider exotic and mysterious, he has had unique adventures, and his military accomplishments far exceed those of the men around him. The most visible indicator of his outsider status is also the…

In the early 1500s and 1600s the slave traffic was the dawn of a laissez-faire economy and ruled over changing into a dominant part of the ideology of society. Shakespeare created Othello by pure imagination, being the “Moor” a term going back all the way…

William Shakespeare’s Othello, the Moor of Venice, takes place During the time of the Renaissance at the beginning of the play they are in Venice, and then they move to Cyprus to help with the war against the Turks. Shakespeare does an amazing job depicting…

“In following him, I follow but myself” (1.1.590) Iago states as he makes it his goal to get revenge on Othello after losing the bid for the position of Lieutenant. However, due to his miscalculations, his wife Emilia catches on and reveals his diabolical scheme….

Manipulation is the act of influencing a person’s belief or action using rhetorical devices, and it’s a powerful tool used by many for various reasons. Manipulators build upon others’ insecurities to cause devastating results while receiving little to no consequences. For centuries, the skills of…

In Othello, the play was written by Williams Shakespeare the protagonist, Othello brings jealousy upon himself because he suspects his wife, Desdemona of infidelity. However, Iago has a vicious way of manipulating everyone around him including Othello. This results in the death of Desdemona. Jealousy…

Iago is the antagonist of Shakespeare’s play Othello. Iago is a big factor in this play. Although he is very clever and cunning, he uses his skills for evil. Perhaps one of the most intriguing Shakespeare characters, Iago is a fanatic villain. What makes him…