Moors are dark skinned North Americans that were considered, in Shakespeare's context, to be both intellectually and socially inferior to those of light-skinned Christians. ... It seems Othello's dark skin alienates him no matter the effort he places in attempting to blend into a rigidly class-structured Venetian society. ... Despite the importance of Othello to the Venetian state, Brabantio (Desdemona's father) is both horrified and dismayed at his daughter's willingness and desire to marry a dark-skinned person. ... Roderigo paid Iago to assist him to win Desdemona's...

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The implication is that civilised people are conniving and scheming people, and are in that sense understood to one another while this adds to the irony of the constant reference to Iago as "honest Iago". ...

• Word Count: 3763
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• Grade Level: High School