gender ● “You rise to play and ● Misogynistic. Iago says this to his wife.
go to bed to go to Demoralising. Says women's only job is
work” to have children for men.
● “Men are men” ● They will never change and should just
● “He strikes her” accept it
● “If i do prove her ● Stage directions. In front of venetian
haggard” generals. Demoralising. Othello has
become violent and assaults his wife.
● ‘Haggard’ is dehumanising as it is a wild
untamed female falcon. Compares her
to an animal-dehumanisation
class/race ● “Thick lips” ● Racial slur
● “Moor” ● Racist term for Africans and muslims.
● “old black ram tupping Degrading. Othello is referred to as a
your white ewe” moor first before his name. His race
● “The devil will make a comes first
grandsire of you” ● Metaphor. Calvinism. Plays on his
● “Barbary horse” insecurities. Degrading and vulgar
● “Fair daughter” language. Trying to provoke brabantio
“Lascivious moor” ● Religious imagery links to race to say
● “Charms” blacks are evuil and immoral. Unnatural
● “Against all rules of relationships. Plays on racial fears
nature” ● Horse from north africa. Slave trade.
● “I have lost my Racist
reputation” ● Fair links to race. White and innocent.
● “These moors are ● Moors and muslims said to be sexually
changeable in their promiscuous and immoral. In venice as
wills” well.
● Charms links to witchcraft jame I. cant
believe Desdemona would actually fall
for him.
● Othello and Desdemona’s marriage
goes against nature so is doomed to fail
● Importance of reputation and status
exclamatives repeated. Emphasises
● Moors stereotypes. Iago ironic
manipulatio ● “I will wear my heart ● Ao3-
n upon my sleeve”
● “Hate the moor”
● “He holds me well”
● “Good iago”
● “I will ensnare”
● “I play the villain”
● “Her appetite shall
play God”
● “Monstruous birth to
go to bed to go to Demoralising. Says women's only job is
work” to have children for men.
● “Men are men” ● They will never change and should just
● “He strikes her” accept it
● “If i do prove her ● Stage directions. In front of venetian
haggard” generals. Demoralising. Othello has
become violent and assaults his wife.
● ‘Haggard’ is dehumanising as it is a wild
untamed female falcon. Compares her
to an animal-dehumanisation
class/race ● “Thick lips” ● Racial slur
● “Moor” ● Racist term for Africans and muslims.
● “old black ram tupping Degrading. Othello is referred to as a
your white ewe” moor first before his name. His race
● “The devil will make a comes first
grandsire of you” ● Metaphor. Calvinism. Plays on his
● “Barbary horse” insecurities. Degrading and vulgar
● “Fair daughter” language. Trying to provoke brabantio
“Lascivious moor” ● Religious imagery links to race to say
● “Charms” blacks are evuil and immoral. Unnatural
● “Against all rules of relationships. Plays on racial fears
nature” ● Horse from north africa. Slave trade.
● “I have lost my Racist
reputation” ● Fair links to race. White and innocent.
● “These moors are ● Moors and muslims said to be sexually
changeable in their promiscuous and immoral. In venice as
wills” well.
● Charms links to witchcraft jame I. cant
believe Desdemona would actually fall
for him.
● Othello and Desdemona’s marriage
goes against nature so is doomed to fail
● Importance of reputation and status
exclamatives repeated. Emphasises
● Moors stereotypes. Iago ironic
manipulatio ● “I will wear my heart ● Ao3-
n upon my sleeve”
● “Hate the moor”
● “He holds me well”
● “Good iago”
● “I will ensnare”
● “I play the villain”
● “Her appetite shall
play God”
● “Monstruous birth to
