Race Flashcards
What are the quotes on race?
“Black ram”
“Moor”
“That heaven had made her such a man. She thanked me, and Bade me”
“Her name, that was as fresh as Dians Visage, is now begrimmed and black as mine own face”
“Arise black vengeance, from they hollow cell!”
What is the point of “that heaven had made her such a man. She thanked me, and Bade me.”
Desdemona has a strong love for Othello despite his race
What is the analysis of “that heaven had made her such a man, she thanked me, and bade me”
Religious allusion shows Desdemona’s purity
Othello is given confidence in knowing that the Color of his skin does not affect the love Desdemona has for othello
What is the point of “her name, that was as fresh as Dians Visage, and is now begrimmed and black as mine own face”
Racial insults bring Othello to doubt himself and his relationship
What is the analysis of “her name, that was as fresh as Dians CVisage, is now begrimmed and black as mine own face.”
Dian - goddess of the pale moon and of chastity
Othello mind is overridden with racial insults bringing him to believe the colour of his skin is a way of insult to describe Desdemona. She was once a beautiful woman, it shows transformational change of Othellos views
What is the point of “arise black vengeance, from thy hollow cell”
Othello embodies the racial insults, killing his wife to prove his masculinity
Racial insults throughout the play such as “black ram” “moor” lead Othello to take on these animalistic qualities to show power over Desdemona, leading to her death
What is the analysis of “arise black vengeance, from thy hollow cell”
Colour symbolism refers to his enraged emotions as he tries to bring out the animal inside of him to kill his wife and erase the possibility of his reputation being seen as feminine or cowardly through not punishing his wife
