Motifs and Symbols in Othello
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- Symbols and Motifs in Othello
- Handkerchief
- The significance of the 'red strawberries' are of love
- It's the belief that Desdemona gave away his handkerchief, and the sexual implications of this, that drove Othello to kill her
- Candle
- When Othello blows out the candle before he murders Desdemona, this symbolizes him extinguishing her life
- Animals
- Iago introduces animalistic imagery in Act 1 Scene 1, and describes Othello as having something animalistic and bestial about him: "old black ram"
- Location
- Shakespeare often uses different setting to represent mindsets of characters
- Venice represents civilization, whereas Cyprus symbolizes the wilderness
- Shakespeare often uses different setting to represent mindsets of characters
- Handkerchief
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