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Othello isn’t a play about racism as much as it is a play about jealosy, conflicting values, and the power of suggestion. Some racism is displayed within the play, but that is simply a reflection of how most minorities were treated in the time period when the population in Europe was predominantly of white skin ....
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.... been unfaithful to him, and that she has been cheating with Cassio. Iago states his intentions best when he says:
…Till I am even'd with him, wife for wife,
Or failing so, yet that I put the Moor
At least into a jealousy so strong
That judgment cannot cure…
(Shakespeare, Act II, Scene I, Lines 291-294)
Othello at first does not believe this, but when Iago brings him alleged proof this consumes Othello with jealosy and anger. These emotions lead Othello to plot Cassio’s murder and eventually kill his wife because of I ....
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