Racism in Shakespeare's Othello - 2545 marriage between a “beautiful Venetian girl” and a “real negro” in Othello. He considers Shakespeare's transformation of a "barbarous negro" into a respected soldier and nobleman of stature as "ignorant", since at the time, "negroes were known only as slaves". (Appendix) The extract seems to raise two questions: to what extent is the taboo of miscegenation central to the play, and to what extent is Othello's reputation capable of countering this prejudice? It is certainly not difficult to conclude that Othello is probably Shakespeare's most controversial play. . There is a clear theme of racism throughout, firmly rooted in Venetian society which rejects the marriage of Othello and Desdemona as being against all the rules of nature. [1.3.102] Nothing separates Othello from the “rich”. the curly darlings of our nation,' [1.2.68] except the color of the skin - he equals or even surpasses them in reputation. At the beginning of the play, he seems confident that, OTHELLO: My roles, my title and my perfect soul will manifest me correctly. Othello 1.2.31-2 when summoned to court for witchcraft, yet the malevolent Iago is able to appeal to Othello's deep-seated insecurities about his race in order to turn Othello and Desdemona against each other each other until their marriage fails. Essentially, Iago is a representative of the white race, a pre-Nazi figure who attempts to inform the audience of the impurity of Othello and Desdemona's marriage. He demonstrates how this miscegenation threatens existing society...... middle of paper ...... that nothing could be too marked for the senses of his audience, had practically sanctioned it, -- this would prove is there anything about his own intention as a poet for all ages? Can we imagine him being ignorant enough to make a barbaric Negro invoke a royal birth, also at a time when Negroes were only known as slaves? -- As for Iago's words to Brabantio, they simply imply that Othello was a Moor, that is to say black... No doubt Desdemona saw Othello's face in her mind; However, as we are constituted, and very surely as the English public was disposed at the beginning of the 17th century, it would be something monstrous to conceive of this beautiful Venetian woman falling in love with a real Negro. This would testify to a disproportion, a lack of balance, in Desdemona, which Shakespeare does not seem to have in the least considered..'

Essay / Racism in Shakespeare's Othello - 2545 marriage between a “beautiful Venetian girl” and a “real negro” in Othello. He considers Shakespeare's transformation of a "barbarous negro" into a respected soldier and nobleman of stature as "ignorant", since at the time, "negroes were known only as slaves". (Appendix) The extract seems to raise two questions: to what extent is the taboo of miscegenation central to the play, and to what extent is Othello's reputation capable of countering this prejudice? It is certainly not difficult to conclude that Othello is probably Shakespeare's most controversial play. . There is a clear theme of racism throughout, firmly rooted in Venetian society which rejects the marriage of Othello and Desdemona as being against all the rules of nature. [1.3.102] Nothing separates Othello from the “rich”. the curly darlings of our nation,' [1.2.68] except the color of the skin - he equals or even surpasses them in reputation. At the beginning of the play, he seems confident that, OTHELLO: My roles, my title and my perfect soul will manifest me correctly. Othello 1.2.31-2 when summoned to court for witchcraft, yet the malevolent Iago is able to appeal to Othello's deep-seated insecurities about his race in order to turn Othello and Desdemona against each other each other until their marriage fails. Essentially, Iago is a representative of the white race, a pre-Nazi figure who attempts to inform the audience of the impurity of Othello and Desdemona's marriage. He demonstrates how this miscegenation threatens existing society...... middle of paper ...... that nothing could be too marked for the senses of his audience, had practically sanctioned it, -- this would prove is there anything about his own intention as a poet for all ages? Can we imagine him being ignorant enough to make a barbaric Negro invoke a royal birth, also at a time when Negroes were only known as slaves? -- As for Iago's words to Brabantio, they simply imply that Othello was a Moor, that is to say black... No doubt Desdemona saw Othello's face in her mind; However, as we are constituted, and very surely as the English public was disposed at the beginning of the 17th century, it would be something monstrous to conceive of this beautiful Venetian woman falling in love with a real Negro. This would testify to a disproportion, a lack of balance, in Desdemona, which Shakespeare does not seem to have in the least considered..'

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