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Please write 3 pages about Shakespeare's Othello base on the below prompt.

"With Othello and Caliban, Shakespeare presents us with characters of African heritage who exhibit a native barbarity and murderousness that surfaces in the course of their respective plays." Discuss. You might agree or disagree; you might examine the developing psychologies of these two main characters; you might discuss elements go the play that mitigate or complicate this claim. In any case, make your position on the claim above very clear. Do not use any resource expect the play!

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Introduction


Othello in the play Othello and Caliban in the play The Tempest are two characters of
African heritage and they fully exhibit a native barbarity and murderousness nature.
Shakespeare shapes these two characters in a manner that depicts them as of African
heritage.



Othello killing his wife Desdemona shows a murderous aspect and Caliban living in an
isolated Island as a slave shows his African descent.



The thesis statement is that both Othello and Caliban are of African heritage and are often
depicted in animalistic appearances as well as primitive, barbaric, and murderous nature.

African Heritage: Native Barbarity and Murderousness


Shakespeare’s The Tempest not only depicts Caliban as a primitive, half-human, and a
deformed black African slave, but a barbaric who could not question his master,
Prospero.



Caliban was enslaved by Prospero and made him work for his own benefit.



Near the end of the play, Antonio says, “Very like. One of them/Is a plain fish and no
doubt markable” (5.1.265-299). The thoughts by Antonio depicts how native Africans
were brought to reside in “human zoos” to bring financial gain for their masters through
histories.

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Caliban’s conspiracy with Trinculo and Stephano to kill Prospero depicts his murderous
character like Othello killing his wife Desdemona.



Similar to Caliban, Othello is presented as a character of African heritage in a number of
ways. Othello is an African prince, born into royalty and privilege.



Othello killing his wife without digging insid...


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