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Themes in Othello - Coggle Diagram
Themes in Othello
Reputation
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throughout othello's reputation is controlled by his identity as a black an in a predominenlty white society.
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Desdemona's reputation is destroyed by Iago's manipulation, she is a bi-product who is destroyed in the process.
Cassio is proven to care deeply about his reputation, after Iago deliberately destroys it
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Battle reputation and how it transfers to wider society - context of venetian, turk war
Jealousy
sexual jealousy - Othello becomes destroyed by his jealousy as is led to believe Desdemona has been sleeping with Cassio
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Iago jealous of Cassio's promotion in the army, feels he is too 'book-ish'
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Race
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Desdemona who views othello's race as exotic and therefore different from all the other suiters she has had, although argue she does not define othello by his race.
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Othello's slave history and how he has defined social restrictions by becoming so high up in the army.
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