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Themes, motifs and symbols within Othello
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- 1Symbol: the handkerchief- Othello's love.
- Desdemona's faith and chastity
- Marital fidelity - 2Theme: Hell, Demons and MonstersPresents the jealousy-crazed characters as grotesque, deformed and demonic.
"green eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on"
Othello's vision of Desdemona cheating on him is "monstrous, monstrous!" - 3The song 'Willow"Desdemona in act 5 sings about a woman who was betrayed by her lover. It was taught to her by a maid who suffered the same misfortune. The songs lyrics suggest that both men and women are unfaithful to one another. Questions the nature and practice of infidelity.
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