Othello: Some Focal Issues

Communication in relationships

The nature and consequences of jealousy/envy

Passion vs. reason

Trust and mistrust

Reputation

Magic

Clash of cultures: military/civilian, insiders vs. outsiders, etc.

Fall from innocence (snake in the Garden)

Manipulation

Truth & lies

Honor

Racial differences

Other…you tell me!

HOW is this issue presented in Othello, and WHAT does the play "say" to us about it?

HOW: *Implicit/explicit?

Represented by a character?

Shown through plot action or conflict?

Enhanced or enabled by the setting?

Discussed in so many words?

Evoked through dramatic irony?

Symbolized by an object or event or location?

*Some inference / interpretation / reading between the lines REQUIRED in this analysis!

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