Othello Critical Anthology

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The Shakespearean tragic hero, From A.C. Bradley ' The Substance of Shakespearean Tragedy' 1991
In love tragedies, heroine is a much the centre of the action as hero - No play at the end which the hero remains alive - Trouble part of the hero's life which precedes and leads up to his death; a total reverse of fortune, coming unaware upon a man
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Othello, Race and Society Ania Loomba 'Othello and the Radical Question' 1998
'Necessary fragility of an 'unnatural' relationship between a young, white, well-born woman and an older black soldier' - ironic as Desdemona and the Dukes in fact respect Othello - Overplays Desdemona’s background and underplays Othello’s 'Victim o
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The Pleasure of tragedy, From A. D Nuttall 'Aristotle and after' 1996
There’s a 'tension between pleasure and pain' - Tragedy is pleasing to a wicked audience, but does give pleasure to natural people - Aristotle called the oikeia hedone 'the proper pleasure' of tragedy - 'suffering and death are perceived as as matte
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Shakespearean Tragedy, David Scott Kastan '"A rarity most beloved:" Shakespeare and the idea of Tragedy' 2003
'Chaucer was the first to use the word 'tragedy' - He defined tragedy as 'a literary composition written in happier times recalling events that ended in misery' - His 'definitional reserves finds its most powerful analogue in the agonizing silences
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Tragedy and madness, Maynard Mack, 'What happens in Shakespearean Tragedy, 1993
The downfall of tragic heroes is often because they are associated with madness - madness seems to be a form of divine punishment of the tragic hero which brings about an insight to the truth - Desdemona's infertility drives Othello mad which leads t
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Othello: The character of Othello - F R Leavis 'Diabolic intellect and the noble hero' 1937
When he discovers his mistake his reaction is an intolerably intensified form of the common ' i could kick myself' - 'intolerably intensified' ; unable to be enurded - 'Whip me, ye devils From the possession of this heavenly sight. Blow me about in w
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Othello: the portrayal of Iago by E.A. Hoingmann 'Introduction' Othello, 2001
Readers reaction to Iago is unchanged throughout the play being 'from the first scene to the last hated and despised' - Iago sets up a false reputation of honesty and direct speaking, however he acts against this when no one is around. - Iago consta
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'Necessary fragility of an 'unnatural' relationship between a young, white, well-born woman and an older black soldier' - ironic as Desdemona and the Dukes in fact respect Othello - Overplays Desdemona’s background and underplays Othello’s 'Victim o

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There’s a 'tension between pleasure and pain' - Tragedy is pleasing to a wicked audience, but does give pleasure to natural people - Aristotle called the oikeia hedone 'the proper pleasure' of tragedy - 'suffering and death are perceived as as matte

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The downfall of tragic heroes is often because they are associated with madness - madness seems to be a form of divine punishment of the tragic hero which brings about an insight to the truth - Desdemona's infertility drives Othello mad which leads t

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