Act 1 Scene 1 - Othello
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- Created on: 22-01-23 18:32
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- Act 1 - Scene 1
- Themes
- Manipulation
- 'For daws to peck at. I am not what I am'
- Jealousy
- 'Lascivious Moor'
- Betrayal
- 'I follow him to serve my turn upon him'
- Purity
- 'White ewe'
- Your daughter and the Moor are now making the beast with two backs'
- 'O treasonof the blood!'
- Manipulation
- Characters
- Roderigo
- Iago
- Barbantio
- Summary
- Iago tells Roderigo that he hates Othello because he promoted Cassio to lieutenant instead of him
- Iago decides to get revenge by telling Barbantio about Othello and Desdemonas secret relationship
- Context
- Othello is only called the 'Moor' - racism
- 'A fellow almost dammed in a fair wife'...'The never set squadron in the field' - power and sexism
- 'The thick lips owe' - racism
- 'Old black ram is tuppingyoui white ewe'
- 'Barbary horse... You'll have your nephews neigh to you'
- Themes
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