Othello Essay

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Provide at two or three historical examples (no one, not four or more) of audiences that perceived the “lessons” of Othello differently. How did the interpretations of this play change with the times? ( MLA, 1250-1500 words).

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Running head: OTHELLO

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Othello is a Shakespeare tragedy about Othello who is general in the Venetian military.
The play revolves around Othello and his wife Desdemona and Iago. The plot of the story
unfolds when Othello appoints Cassio and not Iago as his deputy. Iago becomes jealous and
starts to plan on how to revenge on Othello. He implicates Desdemona of having an affair with
Cassio who is white like her. Othello loves and is devoted to his wife and is therefore so
infuriated by the betrayal that he murders her. Later on, when he finds out that the accusation
was false, he commits suicide.
Othello has become one of Shakespeare’s most controversial plays due to what is seen as
racist innuendos that are used on the main character, Othello, throughout the play. Othello is
described as a Moor which originally carried an interpretation to describe dark skinned people of
Arab descent. Historically, Moors originally came from north Africa. They became Muslims in
the eighth century. Moors were considered a lower caste race and were treated as slaves and
often viewed suspiciously as the cause of society problems. The depiction of the Othello
character as a revered and respected warrior in Venice demonstrated the increasing tolerance in
Venice in the late 1500’s. In the earliest plays, Othello was depicted as an Arab, but this
perception has changed over the recent times, supported by Shakespeare’...


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