Othello: the Man

Othello: the Man

1. Eponymous: the character for whom the work is named

2. Racism

   • "The Moor"
     • "The"= definitive article; highlights he's the only black person around, isolates him

3. The Soldier vs the Lover

   • The Lover
     • Act 1 Scene 1: "Wherein the toged consuls can propose as masterly as he" (Iago)- describing him as a peace lover
     • Fears lack of control
     • Sure of love
     • Has to justify his love
     • Confined, changed for her
   • The Soldier
     • Honourable
     • Sure of strength
     • More direct (vs. more detailed as a lover)
     • Freedom
     • Iago admits (1.1): "Another of his fathom they have none/ to lead their business" (Venetian state can't do without him)