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    ntroduction Shakespeare’s play Othello is a play is on an inter-racial marriage. Othello is from a is black background and Desdemona is from white, they both fell in love with each other and got married. Desdemona’s father was against this marriage he thought this this was not a good match for his daughter. Therefore, his reaction with Othello was not good at all. Not only Brabantio (Desdemona’s father) but Cassio, Iago and many other people were against this marriage too. Iago then planned to somehow

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    In William Shakespeare’s Othello, both racism and misogyny were normal and common, along with many other forms of oppression. These societal norms of ancient Italy are still alive and prevalent in our present. Oppressing people on the basis of sex, race, and religion are still tolerated in both our government and our population, similar to that of Othello. It may not be as severe or put into law like it was then, but both white supremacy and misogyny specifically are still ingrained into our children

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    media and government induced stereotypes, Australians often show disdain towards refugees. This inhibits their adjustment to Australian society and creates further division among us. 'The Happiest Refugee' is a valuable resource in the fight against racism because it shows that refugees share our values, embrace our culture and are eager to contribute to Australian society, and I strongly support it’s inclusion in the Rochedale State High School English program. One of the reasons why I found 'The Happiest

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    Othello didn’t stand a chance against the culmination of internal and external influences that plagued him. For one thing, his self- consciousness about his race and age made him vulnerable to bouts of low self-esteem. Also, due to his self-admitted immaturity, Othello regarded life and relationship in terms of black and white; this left no room for gray areas. As a result, his purist outlook made him susceptible to manipulation. All things considered, Othello, a brilliant military mastermind, was

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    local level, "Othello," which is about the love of two characters at the center through treachery, hatred, jealousy, racism, and finally death. In fact it is destroyed the relationship between Othello and Desdemona for many reasons. . Personal Othello`s II which is characterized by excessive goodness and lack of self-confidence. Despite the claim of equality among the people these days, the position of racial and ethnic minorities in the host countries remains unchanged. In fact, Othello presents the

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    Othello was a black man on a usual position that was a military general for the state of Venice. He’s one of the most important people in Venice but perceived as an outsider. Originally he was not from Venice; he was a moor which means he’s from North Africa. Othello felt in love with young white Venetian woman named Desdemona. They got married in secret because the society won’t accept this. Iago was Othello chief offices and secretly he hates Othello, the reason behind that he thinks that he deserve

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    Othello, the Moor of Venice, is one of the principal tragedies by Shakespeare. This tragedy contains many themes which are important in society today. Many aspects of people 's lives have changed, but the way people think is still the same . Shakespeare 's Othello wants to underline the psychological and social impact of racism; and the power of manipulation as well as jealousy. These are the most important themes throughout this drama. Othello takes place in Venice, Italy. He was a black general

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    before thou givest them breath,” (Othello,ln.130). Williams Shakespeare's play Othello is very powerful and is different from plays he normally writes. One can see this through the characters he chose to involve in the play, the structure, the style of writing he included while writing the play, as well, as the story's theme and its idea on race.      One of the main protagonists of the play was a man by the name of Othello, and this is important because Othello was known as a  Moor. Moors are

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    In Othello, Iago utilizes tragic flaws in other characters in order to manipulate all of them, but Shakespeare is truly demonstrating how Iago is the tragic flaw of society. Iago’s acts of cruelty portray significant issues within Shakespearean society including racism, gender roles, and greed. From the beginning of the first act, Iago has a racist attitude towards Othello. This is to the extent that he doesn’t even refer to Othello by his name, but he instead refers to him as “The Moor,” which

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    to truly eliminate racism, one must move past racial identities as well. Instead, the focus should be on respecting an individual person before respecting any of their identities (Appiah 135). By applying Grosz’s definition of the monstrous, not only does the insertion of a monster eliminate Othello’s racial identity in the play, it has the ability to eliminate racial identities altogether. Through this, one can see that there are two definitions of “monstrous” at work in Othello. First, there is

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