ENGL 4723 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Roderigo, Polonius
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Othello he is a moor (middle east), dark skinned. Iago thinks of othello as inferior pornographic mind iago thinks. Othello slept with his wife doesn"t know if it is true, but wants to ruin him, warrior moor (cid:498)never tell me(cid:499) don"t tell me something that"s true, and don"t tell me something ) don"t want to know. Othello doesn"t want to be told that he illegitimately seduced or charmed desdemona into being his wife. Roderigo doesn"t want to hear that othello and desdemona married. Desdemona doesn"t want to hear that she can"t be with othello. Theme: what people want to be told (cid:523)rumor vs. reality). Rumor is everywhere, influences how people act (iago stages scenes). insatiable desires. Othello general, mercenary sent to take care of trouble. Moor not part of culture. has a sense of guilt, iago has no moral standard. The less comfortable the hero category, the better the writer.