This publication focuses on Othello only, and contains a selection of various critical interpretations and essays by eminent Shakespeare scholars. ... Thus in this introduction, I will be discussing Shakespeare's play Othello and analyzing how it can be subjected to a Marxist/post-colonial reading. ... 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. ... - [1.2.63-65], thus implying that for no other reasons would Desdemona have willingly fallen in love and married Othello. ... Braba...

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Women like Hero were easily slandered as, in Elizabethan times, female sexuality was something feared by men. ... The idea of male honour was largely based on a fear of cuckoldry. ... She is also described as "No equal for [Don Pedro's] birth". ... When giving her husband the handkerchief, it is unclear whether she does this out of loyalty or out of fear. ... No, I will speak as liberal as the north" - She stands up to her husband, valuing justice over her duties as a wife, and showing loyalty to Desdemona. ...

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In Shakespeare's play Othello, Iago is the antagonist. ... "No, Iago, I"ll see before I doubt; when I doubt, prove; And on the proof, there is no more but this: Away at once with love or jealousy!" ... He has changed to such an extent that he can no longer live with this woman of unmoral behaviours and pledges to assassinate her. ...

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In Shakespeare's play Othello, Iago is the antagonist. ... "No, Iago, I"ll see before I doubt; when I doubt, prove; And on the proof, there is no more but this: Away at once with love or jealousy!" ... He has changed to such an extent that he can no longer live with this woman of unmoral behaviours and pledges to assassinate her. ...

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Iago Possibly the most heinous villain in Shakespeare, Iago is fascinating for his most terrible characteristic: his utter lack of convincing motivation for his actions. ... When the storm hits as the Venetian fleet sails for Cyprus, Cassio fears for Othello's welfare. ...

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It is important to notice how cleverly Shakespeare weaves public and private business in this play. ... There is also a fear that Othello's ship may have been destroyed as well, for the general has not yet landed in Cyprus. ...

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