In Othello, how is Othello introduced by the other characters?

mike on Mar 13th 2010 10:56 am edit

  • He doesn't come into the play until a couple of scenes in, but the others describe him.

    How do they do this?


  • They keep describing him as "the Moor," and, as I hope your teacher told you, in the 1600s, Moor was a perjorative, an insult. Moor was what n*gger is today, a racial insult.




  • The characters talk about his nobility, his kindness, his skin color. They talk about what makes him different from them: skin and religion.
    They talk about why they like him: honorable, a great warrior.

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    They do some really good academic analysis of othello. Also a lot of scenes on youtube from the various othello movies


  • Othello makes his first appearance in Act 1, Scene 2. So to find the answer to your question, all you have to do is read Scene 1, which begins with Iago and Roderigo talking about Othello. They don't use his name, but they have a lot to say about him. Then they start calling out to Brabantio about Othello's marriage to Desdemona. Again, they don't use Othello's name, but you can easily tell their opinions of him by the things they say about him.

    Everything that the other characters say about Othello in that first scene is racist and negative. And Brabantio has only insulting things to say when he confronts Othello in Scene 2. Not until Scene 3, when the Duke and some Senators are talking about Othello (and then talking to him) do we hear words of praise for him.







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