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Critical Debates on Othello

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  1. 1The Causes of Othello's Tragic Downfall.
    [blank_start]Ania Loomba[blank_end] argues [blank_start]persuasively[blank_end] that Iago's machinations work because Othello is '[blank_start]predisposed to believe[blank_end] in the [blank_start]'duplicity of women'[blank_end]'. Which can be supported by Othello's reference to Desdemona as '[blank_start]that cunning whore of Venice[blank_end]' as Othello becomes an '[blank_start]agent of misogynist[blank_end]' beliefs as Shakespeare uses the [blank_start]third person[blank_end] to reflect Othello's attempt to distance himself from Desdemona.

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    Othello's willingness to believe in Iago's allegations of infidelity can be seen as arising from his insecurities surrounding his racial inferiority and what [blank_start]Loomba[blank_end] calls his belief in the '[blank_start]necessary fragility[blank_end]' of [blank_start]his relationship[blank_end] with a '[blank_start]young, white, well-born women[blank_end]' can be seen in his use '[blank_start]haply for i am black and have not[blank_end] those [blank_start]softer parts of conversation that[blank_end] chamberers have'
    Supported by [blank_start]Emma Smith[blank_end] who said his '[blank_start]own apparent equation of black skin[blank_end] and [blank_start]immorality registers his[blank_end] internalisation [blank_start]of racist norms in Venetian culture[blank_end].
    1. AAnia Loomba
    2. Bpersuasively
    3. Cpredisposed to believe
    4. D'duplicity of women'
    5. Ethat cunning whore of Venice
    6. Fagent of misogynist
    7. Gthird person
    8. HLoomba
    9. Inecessary fragility
    10. Jyoung, white, well-born women
    11. Ksofter parts of conversation that
    12. LEmma Smith
    13. Mof racist norms in Venetian culture
    14. Nhis unnatural relationship
    15. Ohaply for i am black and have not
    16. Pown apparent equation of black skin
    17. Qimmorality registers his
  2. 2Othello's Final Speech: His identity and morality

    [blank_start]FR Leavis[blank_end] argues [blank_start]persuasively[blank_end] that Othello '[blank_start]has discovered his mistake[blank_end] but [blank_start]there is no tragic self-discovery[blank_end]', Othello's dying claim that he is '[blank_start]not one easily jealous[blank_end]' can be seen to [blank_start]support[blank_end] Leavis' view, suggesting that he lacks a genuine moment of what [blank_start]Aristotle[blank_end] calls [blank_start]anagnorisis[blank_end].

    [blank_start]Loomba's[blank_end] argument that Othello can be seen as a '[blank_start]near schizophrenic hero[blank_end]' is arguably [blank_start]more persuasive[blank_end] than [blank_start]Eliot's[blank_end] view that he is '[blank_start]cheering himself up[blank_end]' and '[blank_start]endeavouringto escape reality[blank_end]' or [blank_start]Leavis[blank_end]' view that he '[blank_start]remains the same Othello[blank_end]' which implies that he has a [blank_start]stable sense of identity[blank_end]. [blank_start]Eliot[blank_end] argues [blank_start]more persuasively[blank_end] that he is more concerned with the '[blank_start]aesthetics[blank_end]' of his posthumous reputation than with '[blank_start]morality[blank_end]' and he is more concerned with '[blank_start]himself[blank_end]' than '[blank_start]with Desdemona[blank_end]'.
    1. AFR Leavis
    2. Bpersuasively
    3. Chas discovered his mistake
    4. Dthere is no tragic self-discovery
    5. Enot one easily jealous
    6. Fsupport
    7. GAristotle
    8. Hanagnorisis
    9. ILoomba's
    10. Jnear schizophrenic hero
    11. KEliot's
    12. Lcheering himself up
    13. Mendeavouring to escape reality
    14. NLeavis
    15. Oremains the same Othello
    16. Pstable sense of identity
    17. Qmore persuasive
    18. REliot
    19. Smore persuasively
    20. Taesthetics
    21. Umorality
    22. Vhimself
    23. Wwith Desdemona
  3. 3Othello's Stereotypes
    [blank_start]Loomba[blank_end] argues that Shakespeare '[blank_start]yokes together[blank_end]' and '[blank_start]reshapes[blank_end]' [blank_start]Elizabethan[blank_end] stereotypes about [blank_start]moors[blank_end].
    1. ALoomba
    2. Byokes together
    3. Creshapes
    4. DElizabethan
    5. Emoors

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gcse English Literature (Othello) Quiz on Critical Debates on Othello, created by Emily Borg on 04/02/2020.
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