Othello Context Flashcards
1
Q
Why did Othello trust Iago over D?
A
Patriarchy, a mans word was his entire honour during this era
2
Q
What was Othello’s main hubris typical of a tragedy
A
- jealousy
3
Q
What did Desdemona embody
A
Venetian civility
4
Q
How did Iago yield the Great Chain of being
A
Reference to appetites throughout and animalistic beastial imagery, man was constantly caught between animal appetite and divine reason
5
Q
Great chain of being?
A
The order of ranking in renaissance from king to pauper, sinful to betray master or upset order
6
Q
Black men?
A
Hyper-sexualised, animalistic
7
Q
Comparison of moorish Aaron in Titus Andronicus?
A
‘Barbarous’ stereotype, hypersexuality, cunning Iago villain
8
Q
What happened to a cuckolded man in Shakespeare’s time?
A
He would grow horns
