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Othello Research Paper

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JONATHAN AGYEMANG HUNTER COLLEGE 10/25/15 PROFESSOR: SHAPIRO
FEAR OF FOREIGNERS
Italian’s are not used to foreigners and they will do anything to a foreigner, especially if you are black precisely from Africa. The southern Italians are a little caring and considerate, but at the northern part of Italy, for example Lombardi (Verona,Venezia, Brescia, Milano etc.) where one of the famous tourist place (Venice) can be located, the natives of Venice will do everything to get rid of a foreigner if the need arises.

Desdemona was a daughter of Barbantio who was born in a home of good reputation …show more content…

According to G.K Hunter’s article his claims expanded my reading because Othello is a black man and Iago and the other people think that Desdemona should not be in love with a black man, so they try to create confusion between the couple which ended the lives of the couple. In fact this brought an interest for me to understand that Iago did not like Othello because he is …show more content…

Iago’s conception of a black man being an army general was not accepted the Vinezians hence it was very difficult for Iago and Rodrigo to see thyself of working under the authority of Othello as a general. In fact they were not use to that phenomenon since it was not something accepted precisely by the people of Venice. I t was very difficult for them to adjust because all they knew is white man suppose to be in control but this was rather the opposite. From the play Iago felt one of them in the army apart from Othello was supposed to be in charge and command the army instead of a black man who is Othello. There was this mentality that black people according to the play cannot be the leader of supervisor hence out of racism they felt they had to get rid of Othello and that could break down his marriage and his

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