Ania Loomba / Emilia
Emilia is a voice of rebellion against the patriarchal status quo in the play
E’s alliance with Des offers a model of female solidarity that stands stark contrast to the male betrayals that surround them
Ania Loomba / E&D
Elise Walter / male destruction
male friendship is an agent of destruction
Emilia’s friendship represents a lifeline for Des
Elise Walter / E&D
othello isn’t regarded through the …of …
prism of race / A.C Bradley
there is no tragic …-…..
self discovery / F.R Leavis
Iago enjoys a …… sense of power
god-like / honigman
Iago’s strategem works so well because it reflects his …. own …..
victim’s own beliefs, Kiernan Ryan
othello is …. to not be …. by the great world
anxious to not be misjudged, A.C Bradley
othello dies …. to the world of ….
belonging, action - F.R Leavis
Othello is a tragedy of a cautionary tale against giving foreigners power
Ania loomba OF
Othello is always acting
F. R. Leavis O
Othello is a victim of Iago’s irresistible force
A.C. Bradley O&I
Iago is driven by motiveless malignity
Coleridge
Emilia privileges the loyalty of true friendship over her own safety
Eamon Greenman E loyalty
O’s fate effects the welfare of the whole nation
AC Bradley / O welfare
The voice of women occupy a pivotal role in the plays moral world
Eamon Grennan Women’s voice
Iago deliberately defiles cassio’s image of desdemona
honnigman
othello’s love of desdemona is the love of possession. she is a prize, a spoil of war
Phyllips
how to phrase:
commented
says
interprets
remarks
states
observes
judges
othello is a man of action, not a thinker
phyllips O ‘man of’
othello feels constantly threatened and profoundly insecure
phyllips O insecure
lisa jardine on desdemona
desdemona becomes a stereotype of female passivity
the handkerchief acts as a minituare of nuptial linens
callaghan
