Venice

Question 1

Venice

Answer 1

In many renaissance texts, Italy was used as a setting by for stories and clandestine love affairs, secret passion, and bloody revenge: it was seen to be a place of hedonistic excess.

Question 2

Women in Venice

Answer 2

Women are often presented as conforming to one of two stereotypes: the idealised, pure, and decided young lady, or the knowledgeable and immoral concubine.

The reason Othello so quickly assumes Iago is right
“That cunning whore of Venice”