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Othello - Coggle Diagram
Othello
the general
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"I had rather be a toad and live upon the vapour of a dungeon than keep a corner in the thing I love for other uses"
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"the noble moor"
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STEREOTYPES OF MOORS
according to Johannes Leo Africanus "subject to jealousy", "proud", "high minded", "credulous", "addicted unto wrath"
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"to say my wife is fair, loves company, is free of speech"
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defies the stereotypes of Moors at first but quickly takes on each characteristic over the course of the play
CRITICS
Frances Dolan: Othello's race would have been problematic to Shakespeare's audience- they would have been suspicious of Othello because he's black
CRITICS
Karen Newman: doesn't feel Othello's race is presented in a derogatory way, Shakespeare challenges the negative assumptions
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