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Othello Flashcards

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‘The moor is of a free and open nature’ Theme

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Naivety

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‘The moor is of a free and open nature’ Meaning

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His fatal flaw is used against him which is his ability to trust everyone.

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‘If I were now to die there now to be the most happy’ Theme

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Love

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‘If I were now to die there now to be the most happy’ Meaning

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Shows hapiness brought to Othello by Desdemona. Foreshadows their unhappiness and death.

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‘Chains of magic’ Theme

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Race with love

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‘Chains of magic’ Meaning

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Brabantio suggests Othello is controlling Desdemona and can’t fathom her naturally falling in love with him.

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Valerie Taub

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‘The threat of female erotic is physically contained by transformation of woman into corpse’

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Male friendship

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Based on the demonization of woman.

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Male friendship Quote

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Desdemona needs a new ‘sexual appetite’

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‘Ocular proof’ Theme

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Loyalty

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‘Ocular proof’ Meaning

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Highlighting a faith in Desdemona.

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‘O beware jealousy is green eyed monster’ Theme

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Jealousy

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‘O beware jealousy is green eyed monster’ Meaning

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Sinful associations and corrupt nature.

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‘O beware jealousy is green eyed monster’ Context

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Stereotype African Men jealous from geohumoralism white supremist ideas.

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‘I won his daughter’ Theme

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Begining of marriage

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‘I won his daughter’ Meaning

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Perceives her as a prize.

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‘Cunning whore of Venice’ Theme

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End of marriage

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‘Cunning whore of Venice’ Meaning

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Becomes abusive and coercive.

19
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Mary Wollstonecraft

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‘The divine right of husbands is like the divine right of kings’

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‘The purchase made the fruits are to ensue’ Theme

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possession

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‘The purchase made the fruits are to ensue’ Meaning

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Purchase signifies since the marriage desdemona belongs to him.

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‘Yet she must die or else she will betray other men’ Theme

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Honour and reputation

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‘Thy crown and heartened throne to tyrannous hate’ Theme

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Hate

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‘Thy crown and heartened throne to tyrannous hate’ Meaning

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Othello succumbs to Iago’s manipulation and begins to hate Desdemona.

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Othello says ‘farewell’ to his occupation. Theme

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Proximity and distance

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Othello says ‘farewell’ to his occupation. Meaning

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Jealousy consumes him and he slowly loses the respect military life gained for him.

27
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What did Siegel say?

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‘it is Othello’s surrendering to the devil that leads him to experience a tragedy parallel to Adam’s’

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What did Bradley say?

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‘He is blameless, honourable and romantic and thus his fall is entirely the fault of Iago, who colonises his mind.’

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