The
significance of race and culture in Shakespeare's play Othello
A paper written through reading Campbell & Neill's articles
Many critics
approached the racial dimensions and the cultural diversity in Shakespeare's play, which serves the
plot and supports Iago's methods to destroy Othello. The ideas presented in Campbell and Neill
papers assures that race and culture differences are the main reasons that
contribute to the tragedy of Othello. This paper will first discuss the idea of
racial consciousness through conquering Othello psychologically and mentality
by Iago. Iago plants the idea of race in Othello's mind by using linguistic
imperialism and manipulated speeches, as he distinguishes the actions of nature
and against nature and the ideas of like and unlike. Secondly, the paper will
introduce the references to the Arab, African and the Venetian cultures. The
significance of these cultures will be discussed in terms of the character's
behaviors and attitudes, the use of language and the handkerchief. This paper
will introduce the significance of race and culture in Shakespeare's play
through my reading of Campbell (2011) and Neill's (2005) articles.
P.s. for the whole paper please follow the link https://www.dropbox.com/s/rfx0oexbsftoj1k/final%20submission%20othello%20aisha%20alkaabi%202015.docx?dl=0
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