Criticism Flashcards

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Woman is an excellent…

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Ornament of man - Cornelius a Lapide

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2
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Her identity disappears as…

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Othello’s jealousy becomes more defined - Liz Lewis

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3
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retains…savage passions of his

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Moorish blood and his suspiciousness regarding female chastity - A.C. Bradley

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4
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Motiveless…

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malignity - Coleridge

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5
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Banishing the great number of…

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blackamoors which are crept into this realm - QE1

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6
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For adultery…

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not out of jealousy - Lisa Jardine

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7
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The audience becomes complicit…

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and is soon involved in his vengeful plotting - Sean McEvoy

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8
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She is a prize…

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a spoil of war - Caryl Phillips

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9
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The strongest…

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most heroic person in the play - EAJ Honigmann

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10
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Othello’s identity depends upon…

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a constant performance of his story, a loss of his own origins - Greenblatt

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11
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Desdemona accepts…

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her culture’s dictum that she must be obedient - Marilyn French

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12
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the most…

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rootless of Shakespeare’s tragic heroes - Edward Berry

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13
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He has no…

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geographical or cultural anchor to his being - Edward Berry

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14
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Feminist

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Reflecting the culture in which Othello was written, none of the three female characters is ultimately treated as an equal by the men.

Desdemona, Emilia and Bianca treated differently

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15
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Post - colonial

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Critics exploring Othello from a post-colonial perspective would focus on the two areas of colonialism and racism presented in the play, the occupation of Cyprus and attitudes to Othello’s origins.

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16
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Marxist

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the economically deprived are more likely to interpret struggle as the fight to survive and gain ‘a share of the pie’ i.e. in material terms.