Another time I found the theme of racism to develop particularly in regards to Brabantio is when he puts words into his daughter’s mouth in scene two of act one by saying, “She, in spite of nature, Of years, of country, credit, every thing, To fall in love with what she fear’d to look on! It is a judgment maim’d and most imperfect That will confess perfection so could err Against all rules of nature” (1.3.6). They don’t care of his position in the army all they care about is that his skin is black. Both Iago and Brabantio are horrified by the fact that a black man is quartering Desdemona. Arise, arise Awake the snorting citizens with the bell, Or else the devil will make a grandsire of you. Arise I say! (1.1.9). One quote that I found to really prove this point is when Iago is talking to Brabantio saying, “Even now, now, very now, an old black ram Is tupping your white ewe. ![]() Desdemona’s father, Brabantio, does not at all approve of her affection towards Othello strictly because of the fact that Othello is black. Othello’s wife, Desdemona, is a young white girl who has been a native of Venice her whole life. Othello is treated as an outsider by the people of Venice because of the fact that he has black skin, however this in not nearly as bad as the way the father of his lover treats him. From this information I would expect Othello to be respected due to his powerful position as a decorated general for the Venetian army however this is not absolutely not the case. The play is set in Venice, Italy during a time when the Venetian army is at war. For this discussion post however I would like to talk about the aspects of racism that I found while reading the play. I was able to quickly pick up on the racism and later the theme of jealousy became evident. ![]() ![]() I enjoyed the reading but it was very easy for me to pick up on many of the themes that were present in the play right off the bat. I choose to do the reading on Othello for the discussion post this week.
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