Exploration of the theme of race in 'Othello'
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- Q1What does it mean if Jacobean society was insular?They were well travelledThey were ignorant of other culturesThey welcomed all cultures to their society30s
- Q2Which idea was embedded in the cultural consciousness of Jacobean England?Everyone was equalWomen were superior to menDarkness and dark skin was associated with moral devianceLightness and light skin was associated with evil30s
- Q3What reveals that Othello has fully internalised the racial stereotype that black equates to sin by the end of the play 'Othello'?''Haply for I am black and have not those soft parts of conversation''''Threw away a pearl''''Her name, that was as fresh... is now begrimed...As mine...face''30s
- Q4In 'Othello', how does Othello's outsider status make him more vulnerable to Iago's machinations?He is too busy proving himself as a good warrior to listen to scrutinise IagoHe doesn't speak the same language as IagoHe is socially inexperienced in Venetian society30s
- Q5What happens to Othello as the play 'Othello' progresses?he becomes empowered by his racethe significance he places on race diminisheshe becomes dislocated by other people's perception of his race30s
- Q6What does the image of Othello killing the 'malignant Turk' as he kills himself in his final soliloquy in 'Othello' suggest?Users sort answers between categoriesSorting30s