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Setting in Othello
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Setting in Othello
Venice
- Symbol of law and civilisation
- Everything is in order there at the start of the play
- Most people were white so Othello stands out there
- Earned his position
- Renowned for it's cortesans
- Story hinges on Othello questionning Desdomona's purity
- Symbol of law and civilisation
Cyprus
- 'warlike island'
- reflective of tragic events there
- away from 'civilisation' of Venice
- Iago can plot evil schemes
- Threatened by the Turks
- Othello is threatened by Iago
- Othello is sent to gain peace but ends up doing the opposite
- Isolated setting
- Othello often feels isolated
- Sacred island to Venus- Goddess of love
- 'warlike island'
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