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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... understanding of the tragedy , it might be fair to speculate , in a comic vein , whether Kato Kaelin will be viewed as a stand - in for Michael Cassio ; prosecutor Marcia Clark as stand - in for Emilia , lago's wife ; Faye Resnick as a ...
... understanding of the tragedy , it might be fair to speculate , in a comic vein , whether Kato Kaelin will be viewed as a stand - in for Michael Cassio ; prosecutor Marcia Clark as stand - in for Emilia , lago's wife ; Faye Resnick as a ...
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... understanding of those values , conflict becomes inevitable . If the person has been assigned great authority , and if he assumes a deep personal involvement without a complete understanding of the unspoken values of the world 52 ...
... understanding of those values , conflict becomes inevitable . If the person has been assigned great authority , and if he assumes a deep personal involvement without a complete understanding of the unspoken values of the world 52 ...
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... understanding of the ethical system that predated that of the West and that once had great influence on Western culture . This deficiency in understanding limits our insights into Levantine peoples when they ap- pear against the ...
... understanding of the ethical system that predated that of the West and that once had great influence on Western culture . This deficiency in understanding limits our insights into Levantine peoples when they ap- pear against the ...
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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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