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    analyze, particularly because of the violent riots going on today. Being a huge fan of Shakespeare, I’m always happy to write about his work. On the other hand, I can understand why many people struggle with “Othello”. The play is either really racist or super confusing. People say Othello treats its title character as a savage, and a lot of people say race doesn’t matter at all to the story, which means they are ignoring how cleverly Iago manipulates racial anxieties throughout. In the first

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    media and government induced stereotypes, Australians often show disdain towards refugees. This inhibits their adjustment to Australian society and creates further division among us. 'The Happiest Refugee' is a valuable resource in the fight against racism because it shows that refugees share our values, embrace our culture and are eager to contribute to Australian society, and I strongly support it’s inclusion in the Rochedale State High School English program. One of the reasons why I found 'The Happiest

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    Othello was a black man on a usual position that was a military general for the state of Venice. He’s one of the most important people in Venice but perceived as an outsider. Originally he was not from Venice; he was a moor which means he’s from North Africa. Othello felt in love with young white Venetian woman named Desdemona. They got married in secret because the society won’t accept this. Iago was Othello chief offices and secretly he hates Othello, the reason behind that he thinks that he deserve

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    Othello, the Moor of Venice, is one of the principal tragedies by Shakespeare. This tragedy contains many themes which are important in society today. Many aspects of people 's lives have changed, but the way people think is still the same . Shakespeare 's Othello wants to underline the psychological and social impact of racism; and the power of manipulation as well as jealousy. These are the most important themes throughout this drama. Othello takes place in Venice, Italy. He was a black general

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    The play Othello by William Shakespeare was published during the 16th century, it is one of Shakespeare’s popular and controversial plays. Shakespeare depicts Othello’s race as placing him apart in some respects from the predominantly white European society in which he lives. Jealousy is another of the main themes in Othello. Iago is the first character to start the sparks of jealousy in Othello, and in the end, causes the downfall of Othello and Desdemona. In the end, racism and jealousy are the

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    to truly eliminate racism, one must move past racial identities as well. Instead, the focus should be on respecting an individual person before respecting any of their identities (Appiah 135). By applying Grosz’s definition of the monstrous, not only does the insertion of a monster eliminate Othello’s racial identity in the play, it has the ability to eliminate racial identities altogether. Through this, one can see that there are two definitions of “monstrous” at work in Othello. First, there is

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    Alter Ego: Race as projection in Othello” In Janet Adelman’s critical reading of Othello, she tries to identify racial issues in the sub-text, specifically explaining the actions of the title character through the psychoanalytic theory. She believes that Othello is a victim of the racist society in which he was emerged once he married Desdemona. With no other review of himself available, it begins to define his actually personality, leading to a tragic end. As Othello begins looking at his dark skin

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    In William Shakespeare’s Othello, both racism and misogyny were normal and common, along with many other forms of oppression. These societal norms of ancient Italy are still alive and prevalent in our present. Oppressing people on the basis of sex, race, and religion are still tolerated in both our government and our population, similar to that of Othello. It may not be as severe or put into law like it was then, but both white supremacy and misogyny specifically are still ingrained into our children

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    Othello didn’t stand a chance against the culmination of internal and external influences that plagued him. For one thing, his self- consciousness about his race and age made him vulnerable to bouts of low self-esteem. Also, due to his self-admitted immaturity, Othello regarded life and relationship in terms of black and white; this left no room for gray areas. As a result, his purist outlook made him susceptible to manipulation. All things considered, Othello, a brilliant military mastermind, was

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    local level, "Othello," which is about the love of two characters at the center through treachery, hatred, jealousy, racism, and finally death. In fact it is destroyed the relationship between Othello and Desdemona for many reasons. . Personal Othello`s II which is characterized by excessive goodness and lack of self-confidence. Despite the claim of equality among the people these days, the position of racial and ethnic minorities in the host countries remains unchanged. In fact, Othello presents the

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