Critics Flashcards
“romantic….
Romantic love is an obsession, you lose your sense of self” -Fisher
national theatre othello 2013
“He literally makes the mob jerk around like a blank faced puppet on strings” -lukowski
Iago using woman
“Iago uses women as pawns in his scheme” - Chrico
About iago as not being devil
“He’s not the devil. He’s you or me being jealous and not being able to control our feelings” - Serkins
Stereotypes
“The old stereotype always there, lurking” - Mangam
Othello jealosuy vs iago
It is only Othello’s jealousy, not Iago’s hatred, that is the real tragedy. - Greer
Othellos love for desdemona as prize
Othello’s love of Desdemona is the love of possession. She is a prize, a spoil of war.”- Phillips
Women as low level in society
Women and Blacks exist as ‘the other’.” - loomba