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Othello context - Coggle Diagram
Othello context
Gender
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Women are objectified for profit (family income) for families and for the husband "I won his daughter"(prize)
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Seven Deadly Sins
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These sins are thought to lead to murder, as proved by Othello and Iago.
Tragedy
Shakespeare plays around with the convention as whilst Othello is primarily known as a tragedy it could also be a comedy.
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Jacobean tragedy's revolve around an obsession with death, sexual passion and physical decay. Sin was always associated with sexuality.
Jealousy and Chaos
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Chaos was the undoing of gods creation, a return to darkness and the break of the chain of being.
Courtly Love
This is represented in Othello by Cassio, who is attractive. He uses poetic language and has a chivalrous manner.
The courtly lover is a member of high society and concerned with the notions of honour and reputation.
The Renaissance man
The ideal man was well-balanced and in control of his emotions. Othello is portrayed as this at the start.
- However this changes in Cyprus and progresses.
Cuckoldry
This was a mans greatest fear becoming a horned beast, - This was a fear because it showed they couldn't control there wife and had married someone with an unnatural sexual appetite.
- Young beautiful wives would have captivated their husbands but were also seen as a target of other men, as Roderigo confirms.