Theme 6 (Racism) Critics

Question 1

G. K. Hunter (1967)

Answer 1

“The Moor stands apart, and it is this apartness that Venetian prejudice seizes upon and Iago exploits.”

Question 2

Ania Loomba (1998)

Answer 2

“Othello’s ‘blackness’ becomes a marker of alien identity, used to question his moral, cultural, and marital legitimacy.”

Question 3

Edward Berry (2000)

Answer 3

“In Othello, racial stereotypes shape the tragic action as much as they shape the hero himself, revealing how prejudice operates on multiple levels.”