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Quick Critical Debates on Othello
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- 1What are the main Critical debates surrounding Othello?1. The Causes of his tragic downfall
2. His identity + morality in his final speech
3. The stereotypes about him - 2How do the critics differ on their views about his tragic downfall?Ania Loomba
- 'predisposed to believe in duplicity of women' and 'agent of misogynist' beliefs
-'necessary fragility' of his relationship with a 'young,white, well-born woman' - 3How do the critics differ on their views about his final speech?FR Leavis - 'remains the same Othello; has discovered his mistake but there is no tragic self-discovery'
Loomba - 'near schizophrenic hero'
TS Eliot - 'cheering himself up...aesthetic rather than moral attitude' - 4How do the critics differ on their views about his stereotypes?Loomba - 'yokes together and reshapes images of moors'
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