OTHELLO In his writing Shakespeare has a way of revealing his view on debatable situations, as do most writers. ... Shakespeare poses Othello as a model citizen and gives Iago the qualities of a typical black man. ... He is one of Shakespeare's most romantic heroes. ... Shakespeare also portrays Othello as a very nice Moorish General, who is caring towards his white soldiers. ... When Shakespeare positions Othello as the virtuous man and Iago as the evil man he has a message in mind. ...

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One of the world's most debated issues is very prominent in Shakespeare's tragic play: Othello. ... In addition, this is very de-humanizing towards Othello. ... He has no real reason to dislike Othello, so he goes with the crowd and choses to disrespect Othello. ... He is Othello's ensign, ad is often known for his relentless, bold, and manic efforts to sabotage Othello, and pretty much anyone he gets close to. ... Shakespeare is noticeably known for his tragedies; by including the pressures of racism he really exposes the negative aspect to the Venetian people, and people all o...

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In "Othello," by William Shakespeare, it can be observed that even though Othello appears to be of good nature, his race affects how some of the other characters behave towards him. ... In Othello, Iago and Roderigo go to Brabantio to explain that Othello has stolen his daughter, Desdemona. They don't tell Brabantio that Othello and Desdemona have gotten married, the way that they portray it is as if the only way Desdemona would have gone with Othello is by trickery; ultimately leading to that she would not have gone with Othello willing because it is wrong. ... Brabantio thinks that Desd...

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• Grade Level: High School