Context Flashcards
What was Venice known for during the Elizabethan period?
- Beauty culture and pleasure.
- It’s sexual freedom which is why Venetian women were seen as promiscuous
What was “the Renaissance man” and what character symbolises him?
- The ideal man that was well balanced and in control of his emotions.
- Othello is seen as the renaissance man at the beginning of the play until his mental decline.
Othello was a _______ play just like hamlet, both written by Shakespeare
Revenge
The tragic end for Othello was inevitable due to what belief?
Many people believed that black people could be Christian as they were thought to be not aligned with God.
Due to religion women were viewed as ___________ because of ____ sin
Due to religion women were viewed as untrustworthy because of Eve’s sin
______ language would’ve been shocking for the Jacobean audience
Hellish language would’ve been shocking for the Jacobean audience
The Jacobean audience was ______
Contemporary
The Jacobean audience was a ______ one who believed that women were lower than men on the _____ __ _____.
The Jacobean audience was a patriarchal one who believed that women were lower than men on the chain of being.
Desdemona pushes the boundaries of patriarchy by doing what?
Disobeying her father and marrying Othello
Most men assumed that Venetian women were ____________ which explains why _______ is a huge threat to males in the play
Most men assumed that Venetian women were promiscuous which explains why sexuality is a huge thereat to males in the play
_____ and ____ overlap a lot in the play
Gender and race overlap a lot in the play
_____ people were seen as lower on the _____ of _____
Black people were seen lower on the chain of being
Black people were often _____ in plays during the Jacobean era however ______ wasn’t.
Black people were often villains in plays during the Jacobean era however Othello wasn’t.
Black people were associated with _________ and the ____
Black people were associated with witchcraft and the devil
Seven deadly sins were the foundation of _______
Seven deadly sins were the foundation of morality
