Othello: New Essays by Black WritersMythili Kaul The theme of this work is race and racism in Othello. The critical question raised is whether Othello is a racist play, written by a racist playwright, for a racist audience, or whether it is a play about racism, with Iago as the embodiment of racist attitudes. The perspectives, approaches, and conclusions of the essays are diverse. |
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Page 52
... Venetian general , Othello is allowed to exercise his own lien of obligation down- ward - to choose as his lieutenant the foreigner Michael Cassio , passing over even lago , a native Venetian who has been proposed for the office in the ...
... Venetian general , Othello is allowed to exercise his own lien of obligation down- ward - to choose as his lieutenant the foreigner Michael Cassio , passing over even lago , a native Venetian who has been proposed for the office in the ...
Page 179
... Venetian society is ideal ; however , in key ways , it is more tolerant and accepting of Othello than he realizes . Othello's inability to perceive this , however , makes it impossible for him to read the signs of hope that exist for ...
... Venetian society is ideal ; however , in key ways , it is more tolerant and accepting of Othello than he realizes . Othello's inability to perceive this , however , makes it impossible for him to read the signs of hope that exist for ...
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... Venetians alike under the Christian banner of the Venetian State and to serve the State in places like Aleppo , Rhodes , Cyprus , and Mauritania . 11 This general acceptance of heterogeneity and of the Other is partic- ularized in ...
... Venetians alike under the Christian banner of the Venetian State and to serve the State in places like Aleppo , Rhodes , Cyprus , and Mauritania . 11 This general acceptance of heterogeneity and of the Other is partic- ularized in ...
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Black or Tawny? Stage Representations | 1 |
Or Ego in Love Sex and | 23 |
Would Direct Othello | 29 |
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