Race Flashcards
1
Q
Bestial sexual imagery
A
“An old black ram/is tupping your white ewe”
2
Q
Desdemona’s deeper insight, past race
A
“I saw Othello’s visage in his mind”
3
Q
Othello’s earned reputation
A
“The valiant Moor”
4
Q
Iago’s racism
A
“I hate the Moor”
5
Q
Segregation/ White supremacy/superiority
A
“Of her own clime, complexion, and degree”
6
Q
Othello appropriating Iago’s racist language
A
“My name, that was as fresh as Dian’s visage, is now begrimed and black/As mine own face”
7
Q
Black people as inherently evil in their souls
A
“Arise, black vengeance, from the hollow hell!”
8
Q
Desdemona’s ignorance
A
“I think the sun where he was born/drew all such humours from him”
9
Q
Emilia’ racism
A
“And you the blacker devil!”
“She was too fond of her most filthy bargain”
