A05 Flashcards
What does Janet Adelman say on Othello’s attitude towards his own race?
‘Othello doesn’t come to see his blackness as a stain until he is contaminated by Iago’s words.’
What does A.C Bradley say on Othello’s deception
Othello is ‘unusually open to deception.’
What does A.C Bradley say on Desdemona’s passivity?
Desdemona is ‘helplessly passive.’
What does Liz Lewis say about Iago’s manipulation of Othello?
‘Iago’s manipulation of Othello only occurs due to the views he already possesses about women.’
What does F.R Leavis say about Othello
it is simple for Iago due to ‘Othello’s readiness to respond.’
How does Thomas Rhymer undermine the drama?
He calls the play ‘The Tragedy of the Handkerchief.’
How does Carol Philips describe Othello’s love for Desdemona?
‘The love of a possession, a spoil of war.’
What does Thomas Rhymer (1693) say about the moral message of the play?
‘May be a ccaution to all maids of quality how, without their parents’ consent, run away with blackamoors.’
What does Alexandra Melville tell us about Jacobean perceptions of women and how this impacts Desdemona?
‘The Jacobean idea of total chastity leaves Desdemona vulnerable to an unforgiving male gaze.’
What quality does Kiernan Ryan say makes Shakespeare’s tragic heroes?
They become ‘a stranger to the person they used to be or thought they were.’
How does Philip Allan interpret Desdemona’s apologies for Othello on a psychological level?
‘With the psychology of the victim of domestic violence, begins to blame herself and make excuses for her abuser.’
