Othello

Othello

1. Race

   • Othello is faced with some very harsh racism.
   • He's seen as a outsider because of his race.
   • No other description of Othello is given except for his race.

2. Religious divisions between Christians and Turks

   • The turks wanted power ver the christians and tried taking everything away from them.
   • Christians tried to win back holy places from the turks
   • The turks pushed the Christians out of Venice

3. Women's limited rights

   • The higher up the woman the more limits they had.
   • Men had complete control over women.
   • They were treated as a possession rather than as a equal human

4. Customs in the theatre

   • 1943 was the first time a black person played Othello in America. The first performance was in1604.
   • In early performances the female characters were played by boys/men
   • One of the last white actors to play Othello was Patrick Stewart, who performed in Washington D.C. with an all-black cast