This is SO incredibly useful. I'd love for you to finish the analysis of every scene in the play as your clear yet eloquent teaching style is such a perfect way for me to revise!
The idea that Othello is always portrayed or viewed as a black character today despite the fact that it’s fairly ambiguous as to whether that’s the case, is very interesting. Personally, I think the idea of a black man even being accepted as a proper human, let alone being given a grandiose position in such a society as Othello has, is ludicrous. The publishing of the play just precedes the inception of the slave trade and we are well aware of the widely held beliefs about African people by those in Europe. My personal belief is that Shakespeare keeps this ambiguity in order to allow the reader to just assume that the conflict is between a foreigner and those of the country.
Interesting interpretation! Historic records of slavery alas do predate this text but your points about acceptance and isolation still hold! Thanks for sharing!
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This is SO incredibly useful. I'd love for you to finish the analysis of every scene in the play as your clear yet eloquent teaching style is such a perfect way for me to revise!
Really appreciate this, it was a really in-depth discussion that was super useful for my assignment
This has been so helpful in my further historical context of the play - thank you so much
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Wonderful! The word at the start of line 10 at 3:50 is "covetous" btw.
The idea that Othello is always portrayed or viewed as a black character today despite the fact that it’s fairly ambiguous as to whether that’s the case, is very interesting.
Personally, I think the idea of a black man even being accepted as a proper human, let alone being given a grandiose position in such a society as Othello has, is ludicrous. The publishing of the play just precedes the inception of the slave trade and we are well aware of the widely held beliefs about African people by those in Europe.
My personal belief is that Shakespeare keeps this ambiguity in order to allow the reader to just assume that the conflict is between a foreigner and those of the country.
Interesting interpretation! Historic records of slavery alas do predate this text but your points about acceptance and isolation still hold! Thanks for sharing!
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Thank so much - I am going to use this with my students for A level!
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Man our teacher just assigned us to watch this. TOTAL SNOOZER.