The people of Venice, especially Iago and Brabantio, refer to Othello as a Moor: "I am one, sir, that comes to tell you your daughter and the Moor/ are now making the beast with two backs" their references to Othello as "a moor" are said with a derogatory tone. ... Before the final climactic tragedy occurs, there is a short interlude, a calm moment where Emilia and Desdemona discuss the situation at that moment in time. ... At this point the dramatic action has culminated into the final tragedy, Othello is at his most vulnerable and Iago's machievellian manipulations c...

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He accepts the reference to himself as the "moor", much more than Odin accepts the equivalent word "nigger". ... Nelson's captivation of Odin's innocence to explore racial impacts is further exhibited in his final speech, claiming that he "ain't different" from all the other whites, and that "drug dealers" were not associated in his commitment of crimes. ... In the final scene, Othello dies a heroic death. ...

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