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Mind Map by Tamsin Hackett, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Tamsin Hackett
about 10 years ago
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Othello: Themes
- Deception
- 'She did deceive her
father, marrying you' Iago
himself deceiving Othello
by angering him with this
- Iago deceives all characters
in one way or another
- Iago's deception - potent due to his patience,
intelligence and love of manipulation
- 'She did deceive her
father, marrying you' Iago
himself deceiving Othello
by angering him with this
- Race/Colour
- Othello - one of the first black
heroes in English Literature
- Othello has managed to a position
of high status despite racist
attitudes. Due to his intelligence etc.
- Othello never feels comfortable in Venice as an
outsider. These insecurities lead to his downfall
- Referred to as 'savage' or 'animal', even though
he speaks eloquently and displays more
gentlemanly qualities than those who judge
- Othello - one of the first black
heroes in English Literature
- Love
- Courtly love - Cassio/Des
- Romantic love -
Othello to begin with
- Unrequited - Rod/Des, Bianca/Cassio
- Familial - Des/Brabantio
- Marriage - Othello
finds it needs trust
- Courtly love - Cassio/Des
- Jealously
- Appears to
destroy Othello
- Outweighs all of Othello's
rationality and intelligence
- When Othello realises the truth and no longer
overcome by it, he speaks with clear judgement
and rationality when he condemns himself
- Appears to
destroy Othello
- Gender
- Unmarried women regarded as their fathers'
property and the play's two marriages are
marked by male jealousy and cruelty
- Othello - easily convinced his wife is
cheating on him, feels emasculated
and humiliated as a result
- Unmarried women regarded as their fathers'
property and the play's two marriages are
marked by male jealousy and cruelty
- Marriage
- Both wives treated unfairly
and accused of infidelity
- Jacobean standards - woman should be
submissive, almost property of her husband
- Both wives murdered by their
husbands - negative portrayal
- Anxieties about
interracial marriage links
to racism of the time
- Both wives treated unfairly
and accused of infidelity
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