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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... tragic resolution . With good tragic form , Othello confesses his mistakes and then takes his own life in order to atone for his tragic folly . Thus , al- though Othello fails in his attempt to remake " Beauty and the Beast , " he does ...
... tragic resolution . With good tragic form , Othello confesses his mistakes and then takes his own life in order to atone for his tragic folly . Thus , al- though Othello fails in his attempt to remake " Beauty and the Beast , " he does ...
Page 187
... tragic bed , “ [ T ] his is thy work " ( V.ii.365 ) . My argument is that Othello's dependence on image at the expense of truth , reality , and hope ( what the play calls " matter ” ) is the “ cause " of his downfall . More specifically ...
... tragic bed , “ [ T ] his is thy work " ( V.ii.365 ) . My argument is that Othello's dependence on image at the expense of truth , reality , and hope ( what the play calls " matter ” ) is the “ cause " of his downfall . More specifically ...
Page 221
... tragic , 149 ; as tragically complex , 169 ; tragic flaw , 54–55 , 73 , 187 ; in Venetian society , 171– 73 , 176 otherness , 62 : and blackness , 142 , 145 ; as defined by Othello , 146 ; key to understanding Othello , 146 ; and Moors ...
... tragic , 149 ; as tragically complex , 169 ; tragic flaw , 54–55 , 73 , 187 ; in Venetian society , 171– 73 , 176 otherness , 62 : and blackness , 142 , 145 ; as defined by Othello , 146 ; key to understanding Othello , 146 ; and Moors ...
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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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