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Othello Context - Coggle Diagram
Othello Context
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Historical Conflict
Shakespeare was familiar with fifteenth and early sixteenth century accounts of wars between Venice and Turkey.
Venice was at war with the Ottoman empire between 1570 and 1573, the play references the threat of an attack on Cyprus.
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Where it was set
Like many of Shakespeares plays Othello was set in Venice, Italy in the sixteenth century
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Cultural
Beliefs, values and practices.
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