(This post was posted twice because I forgot to sign my name and section)
The racism in Othello also struck me, and more specifically in line 90 of act 1 scene 1:
"Even now, now, very now, and old black ram
is tupping your white ewe."
Refering to Othello as a ram suggests that the opinion of having sexual relations with a black man can be likened to sexing an animal, and also copulating with a satanic figure since the ram is associated with the devil. These facts lend themselves to the overall atmosphere of the play as being flipped and out of sync. Not only is a black men in line of receiving power by marrying a white women who is in power, but the marriage has occured before the start of the play to throw the play into chaos from the onset.
Jose "ABEL" Gonzalez
section 1E
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment