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When was Othello written?

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1603

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What era is Othello

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Jacobean

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Outline racism at the time

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Renaissance literature usually presents black men in a bad light - An unfamiliar site that provoked feelings of distrust and hostility - The use of the term “Moor” loosely described anybody with a darker skin tone and white European,

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Outline how racism fits into Othello

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Orthello is in a position of prominence within a white society - was Shakespeare’s first black hero - Othello only acts as typical lustful, murderous black man after Iago’s manipulation

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Outline the importance of Venice

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Associated with power romance and high culture - dominant, thriving force - reputation of wealth - predominantly white

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Why was Venice less racially segregated

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Because of its geographical location it was a prime place for trading and therefore it was more accessible to a range of countries so was furthermore more integrated

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Explain venice’s links to Othello

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Italy associated with villainy, decadence and corruption - Idaho personifies all these qualities - uses a military setting for a play about love underlines the conflict being explored

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Outline views of Venetian women

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Looser morals, likened to beautiful deadly Sirens

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Link views on Venetian women to Othello

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Desdemona disobeys rules to be with Othello

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Explain Machiavellian villains

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Gaining success over others downfall, extreme enjoyment of vengeful acts and cleverly thought out plans

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Explain what a tragic hero is

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A noble character who falls from greatness due to a tragic floor, a good man who makes an error in judgement

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Outline patriarchy

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Legally women were possessions of men - fathers and husbands treated women as the saw fit - women in theatre often played by men in Shakespearean times

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Outline the chain of being

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Hierarchal structure of matter and life - thought to be decreed by god

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Outline the order of chain of being

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God
Sacred angels
Humanity
Animals
Plants
Minerals
Rocks
Nothingness
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Apply the chain of being to Othello

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Iago compares other characters to animals - act 1 scene 3 refers to body as being a garden which is even lower down - Iago isn’t ranked very highly so turns to chain of being for superiority

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