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Shakespeare's Othello: Context, Critics and more!
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Mapa Mental sobre Shakespeare's Othello: Context, Critics and more!, creado por elc37 el 07/05/2016.
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Shakespeare's Othello: Context, Critics and more!
Context
Cyprus
Main Setting
Located just south of Greece
Annexed by Venice in 1489
Conquered by Turks in 1571
Venice
Luxury and Culture
Women are beautiful and easy to love. Men are aggressive and hot tempered
Oligarchic City State
Power struture in which power rests with a small number of people
'Moor
Trade routes expanding, Increased exposure to other cultures
Mauretania tribe from North Africa often refered to as 'Moor'
Vague Term
Could be a derogatory term
Could refer to liniage
Iago
Spanish Name
England and Spain are enimies at the time the play was written and preformed
Competition over colonization
Military
Prestigious Job- Dependent on Rank
General: Logical, Loyal, Brave, Trustworthy and Couragous
Lieutenant: 'Place Holder' same qualities as the General
Second In command
Ancient/ Ensign: Couragous, Loyal
Flag barer, Very important so that soilders know when they are in relation to the general and that the general is still alive and fighting
Third In command
Marriage
Patriarchal Society
Fathers Choose When and Who Daughters Marry
Men can leagally marry at 14yrs old, Women at 12yrs old (though it isn't recommended)
Suitors chosen based on Social and Economic Rank. Age is not a factor
Marriage for Love is foolish
Business transaction
Preformance
King's men
James I's Court 1604
'Tragic Period'
Women
Two Strong women
Both Subvert typical Expectation
E.g Desdemona's Marriage
Inspiration
Italian Prose Tale from 1565
Italian Prose Tale from 1565
Cinthio
Giovanni Battista Giraldi
Similar plot BUT extra charcters and a millitary backdrop
Critics
Francois Laroque: Shakespeare's Festive World
'Tug-of-War between the Forces of comedy and those of Tragedy'
Micheal C. Andrews: Honest Othello
The Handkerchief and its loss is very important.
Othello puts a lot of emphasis on its loss
Othello's jelousy reall peaks after it goes missing. He becomes a lot less resonable
Was Brabantio Right?
The Handkercheif was the first thing Othello Gave Desdemona
He does say it is magic!
Genre
Tragedy
Calamatous Outcome
Lots of Death
Public
Aristocracy
Extraordinary
Wonder and Pity
High Seriousness
Comedy
Happy Ending
No Deaths
Private
Middling Sort/ Class
Common
Dlight and Scorn
Trivial
Cross Genre's : Tragic Comedy
Revenge Tragedy
Othello as Revenger?
Imaginary Crime
No Impediment to Jusice
Belives acting with Nobility but isn't really
Revenge on himself.
Iago as Revenger?
Clear grievance but no real Crime or Impediment to Justice
revenge is very precise- motivation for breaking up Othello and Desdemona?
Petty Grievance
Othello's Hamartia
Marring someone younger/ white/ marriage in general?
Trusting Iago?
Who has up to this point been a loyal friend?
Not respecting Brabantio's wishes?
Anagnorisis
Unsatisfactory Ending: Everyone is Dead
Need to Conceal the Bodies
NOTHING IS LEARNT!
Plot elements that fit in a comedy
Witchcraft and Marriage
Midsummer Nights Dream
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