Do you agree or disagree that it is important for the action of the play that Othello is a Moor? Why or why not?
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Quinn Heagy
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I disagree that for the main storyline in Othello, Othello's race is not an important factor. There are no specific events that I can recall that would have changed if Othello was a white man.
I really don't think it matters that much. It doesn't matter because Othello was portrayed as good from the start, but only turned bad because of Iago, who isn't a Moor, he's just an average Venetian. He wasn't evil from the start, Iago was. It might have been done this way to show some sort of contrast.
I do not, other than the racism expressed by Barbario, no direct act of racism took place, Iago had an equal disregard of the lives of people, whether it be they were or a moor, or white.
Othello's race is not an important factor throughout the play. In the beginning he is portrayed as a person with good morals. Throughout the play, his race does not cause his actions. His thoughts cause his actions.
I believe that it does matter that Othello is a Moor because if any of the other characters have any bit of racism in them, it will show in the comments and actions towards Othello. This may affect the outcome of Othello and the other characters at the end of the play.
I dont believe that Othello being a moor is important until the end when he kills desdemona. I think everyone sees him as being a nice man and a respected man. I think once he kills desdemona people will start to say that she should have never been with him because he was a moor and because of his skin color. I think the fact he is a moor is going to be a main reason people think he killed desdemona.
I think that it was at least a little bit important for the action of the play. Due to his race Othello wasn't very well educated and never lived in Venice with everyone else, and those are two things that made him insecure about himself and his ability. On the other hand, it wasn't a big factor except in the beginning when Desdemona's father had a problem with her being married to him. The racism that is present in some aspects in the play will come out again during the final scenes when he kills Desdemona.
I believe that it is important to the play that Othello is a portrayed as a moor because of major influence and irony it plays on in Shakespeares imagery of "light and dark". Overall the factor of having it known that Othello is a moor also provides an exotic theme and the presence of Othellos insecurities about being "different". This is then headed by racist comments used towards him by other characters. I think that with Othellos differences caused by being a moor is the underlying effect that makes him so easily influenced by others, causing him to be easily manipulated by Iago.
I feel like Othello's race does play an important role in the play. His race is the reason he is so insecure about himself and part of the reason why he doesn't confront Desdemona because he doesn't know the venetian ways and he feels like an outsider. Stemming off of that, Shakespeare wouldn't have made Othello a moor if he didn't intend for it to mystify and inform his audience. Othello being a moor leads to many hateful comments throughout the play and makes some characters dislike him more and more showing how the "darkness" worsens. The theme of light and dark is shown very clearly using Othello as black (bad) and Desdemona as white (pure and good).
Race plays a key role in the play, there is a lot of racism towards Othello and he is almost alienated from the rest of the society. Although race does play a large part in Othellos character, I do not think it matters that Othello is black because it does not greatly affect the story line. Nothing in the story would have changed if Othello was white.
Do you agree or disagree that it is important for the action of the play that Othello is a Moor? Why or why not? I agree that it is important for the action of the play that Othello is a Moor because it alienates him from the rest of the characters. Being different has caused his insecurities, and without those insecurities he would have simply ignored Iago in the beginning. Othello being a Moor allows for prejudices amongst the characters to arise, almost giving reason for some of his actions. His insecurities cause his actions, linking back to Othello being a Moor.
I think that it is important that Othello is a Moor. Any character (white or black) though in this paly that would have been an outsider to Venice would be significant. Since Othello is an outsider, he is viewed as not a Venetian. He talks and acts differently than they do, causing Othello to be self-conscious. When Iago plants the seeds of doubt about Desdemona, the only reason Othello believes him is because of how self-conscious Othello is. Had Othello been a Venetian, he would not have been affected by Iago’s lies. Othello also really trust Iago because Iago is a Venetian and can help Othello fit in with the rest of the Venetian’s. Unfortunately, Iago has his own agenda, which leads to the downfall of Othello.
I feel that Othello being a Moor is slightly important to the play. In order for Iago to "poison" Othello he used Othello's background to tell him that people there act the way that Othello believes Desdemona has acted.Othello is not from there and it is easy for him to buy into Iago's lies because he is insecure about himself. Also the imagery of light and dark is evident throughout the play and if Othello wasn't a Moor then the story, although the same wording, wouldn't be as exciting or interesting.
The race of othello is vital to the story and plot. With out othello being black there is less significance in the light vs dark theme in the play. In the time period of this play black people, moor's especially were seen as connected to a dark or sinister magic or allure that was not understood by Elizabethans. With out this connection to the supernatural our entire perception of othello and the play could be different
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I disagree that for the main storyline in Othello, Othello's race is not an important factor. There are no specific events that I can recall that would have changed if Othello was a white man.
I really don't think it matters that much. It doesn't matter because Othello was portrayed as good from the start, but only turned bad because of Iago, who isn't a Moor, he's just an average Venetian. He wasn't evil from the start, Iago was. It might have been done this way to show some sort of contrast.
I do not, other than the racism expressed by Barbario, no direct act of racism took place, Iago had an equal disregard of the lives of people, whether it be they were or a moor, or white.
Othello's race is not an important factor throughout the play. In the beginning he is portrayed as a person with good morals. Throughout the play, his race does not cause his actions. His thoughts cause his actions.
The race of Othello does not matter, I believe that the action of the play would still be the same.
I believe that it does matter that Othello is a Moor because if any of the other characters have any bit of racism in them, it will show in the comments and actions towards Othello. This may affect the outcome of Othello and the other characters at the end of the play.
I dont believe that Othello being a moor is important until the end when he kills desdemona. I think everyone sees him as being a nice man and a respected man. I think once he kills desdemona people will start to say that she should have never been with him because he was a moor and because of his skin color. I think the fact he is a moor is going to be a main reason people think he killed desdemona.
I think that it was at least a little bit important for the action of the play. Due to his race Othello wasn't very well educated and never lived in Venice with everyone else, and those are two things that made him insecure about himself and his ability. On the other hand, it wasn't a big factor except in the beginning when Desdemona's father had a problem with her being married to him. The racism that is present in some aspects in the play will come out again during the final scenes when he kills Desdemona.
I believe that it is important to the play that Othello is a portrayed as a moor because of major influence and irony it plays on in Shakespeares imagery of "light and dark". Overall the factor of having it known that Othello is a moor also provides an exotic theme and the presence of Othellos insecurities about being "different". This is then headed by racist comments used towards him by other characters. I think that with Othellos differences caused by being a moor is the underlying effect that makes him so easily influenced by others, causing him to be easily manipulated by Iago.
I feel like Othello's race does play an important role in the play. His race is the reason he is so insecure about himself and part of the reason why he doesn't confront Desdemona because he doesn't know the venetian ways and he feels like an outsider. Stemming off of that, Shakespeare wouldn't have made Othello a moor if he didn't intend for it to mystify and inform his audience. Othello being a moor leads to many hateful comments throughout the play and makes some characters dislike him more and more showing how the "darkness" worsens. The theme of light and dark is shown very clearly using Othello as black (bad) and Desdemona as white (pure and good).
Race plays a key role in the play, there is a lot of racism towards Othello and he is almost alienated from the rest of the society. Although race does play a large part in Othellos character, I do not think it matters that Othello is black because it does not greatly affect the story line. Nothing in the story would have changed if Othello was white.
Do you agree or disagree that it is important for the action of the play that Othello is a Moor? Why or why not?
I agree that it is important for the action of the play that Othello is a Moor because it alienates him from the rest of the characters. Being different has caused his insecurities, and without those insecurities he would have simply ignored Iago in the beginning. Othello being a Moor allows for prejudices amongst the characters to arise, almost giving reason for some of his actions. His insecurities cause his actions, linking back to Othello being a Moor.
I think that it is important that Othello is a Moor. Any character (white or black) though in this paly that would have been an outsider to Venice would be significant. Since Othello is an outsider, he is viewed as not a Venetian. He talks and acts differently than they do, causing Othello to be self-conscious. When Iago plants the seeds of doubt about Desdemona, the only reason Othello believes him is because of how self-conscious Othello is. Had Othello been a Venetian, he would not have been affected by Iago’s lies. Othello also really trust Iago because Iago is a Venetian and can help Othello fit in with the rest of the Venetian’s. Unfortunately, Iago has his own agenda, which leads to the downfall of Othello.
I feel that Othello being a Moor is slightly important to the play. In order for Iago to "poison" Othello he used Othello's background to tell him that people there act the way that Othello believes Desdemona has acted.Othello is not from there and it is easy for him to buy into Iago's lies because he is insecure about himself. Also the imagery of light and dark is evident throughout the play and if Othello wasn't a Moor then the story, although the same wording, wouldn't be as exciting or interesting.
The race of othello is vital to the story and plot. With out othello being black there is less significance in the light vs dark theme in the play. In the time period of this play black people, moor's especially were seen as connected to a dark or sinister magic or allure that was not understood by Elizabethans. With out this connection to the supernatural our entire perception of othello and the play could be different
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