Context of race

Context of race

1. 'Othello', 1604

   • heroic black central a a character who is absurd/worried by his white ensign, iago
   • mixed marriage Desdemona and Othello
     • marriage not accepted by society. father of desdemona=brantio

2. very few non-white people in Shakespeares England. there was 'no official categorisation for race'

3. 'Racism' now recognised. We live in a multicultural society

   • black lives matter
     • statues of slave owners being removed

4. fundamental British values