john wain (1971) - relationships
“[Othello] does not see [Desdemona] as a real girl, but as something magical that has happened to him”
mangam - race
“Othello was always an outsider”
bristol - race
“Othello was a test of racial persecution”
loomba - race
“Women and blacks exist as ‘the other’”
newman - women
“Possession of a woman’s handkerchief was considered adultery”
simpson - women
“She dies in the service of truth” (Emilia)
bonnie geer
“it is only “Othello’s jealousy, not Iago’s hatred, that is the real tragedy”
loomba
“Othello is a victim of racial beliefs precisely as he becomes an agent of misogynistic ones”
honigmann
“[Iago] enjoys a god-like sense of power”
simpson
“Emilia underscores Desdemona’s lack of knowledge in the world”
V. Walker
[cassio] seems to represent the better man
Leonard tennenhouse
Desdemonas death is an example of silencing the rebellious female voice
