racism act 4

Othello says the term "goats and monkey" to Lodovico when he shows up on the island. If someone were to say this term to Othello it would be very racist and would personally offend Othello. He would most likely get very upset and probably want to hurt whoever said it to him but instead Othello is the one saying this to white people. so if you think about the question lingers, is it right for Othello to be able to say this to other people but not okay for someone to call Othello it? Well i think it isn't necessarily fair that Othello can say this line but it would be racist if a white person were saying to a black person. But what if a black person were saying it to a black person? then it wouldn't matter right? In todays society even if a white person were to call a black person a nigger you would probably get slapped in the face and the black person would be really offended but if a black person went up to his friend who was a black person and say hey nigger then it wouldn't matter at all. Thats what they call each other thats their race and to them calling each other that is nothing but a different race calling them that is a huge deal. So it doesn't all make sense but it also doesn't make sense why Othello would say this in the first place. He probably thinks he has more power and it means something when he says like don't mess with me because is basically the only black person around.

racism act 5

In this act there is more racism towards Othello throughout most of the scene two. Emilia it very mad at Othello when she find out that he killed his own wife for something that she didn’t even do. Emilia calls Othello a blacker devil and she refers to Desdemona as an angel. I think that Emilia is calling Othello one of the worst black people alive. A devil. She basically doesn’t even want to be looking at Othello and wishes she wasn’t in this position. It’s probably going through her head that if Desdemona's dad Brabantio wouldn’t of let his daughter Desdemona get married to Othello the Moor then Desdemona wouldn’t be dead and Emilia wouldn’t be in this situation where her own husband set up her best friend’s death. When Emilia sees that Othello draws his sword she says she’s not afraid of the sword Othello has drawn and shouts the Moor killed my mistress! She’s saying even though he is the Moor she isn’t afraid of him because she’s so mad at Othello. Emilia also calls Othello the dull Moor which she is actually calling Othello a stupid black person because she gave the handkerchief to Iago who gave it to Cassio, Desdemona didn’t give it to Cassio and this is why Emilia thinks Othello is stupid. I hope that no one is just jumping to the conclusion that Othello has to be blamed because he is black even though some people who are really racist might have said that. But Othello killed his own wife and he made the mistake himself because he believed stupid rumors that weren’t true.

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Once again in this act Iago is not a fan of mine. He tells Othello that he is going to kill Cassio for him but instead has Roderigo kill Cassio. But it ends up going the other way, Roderigo gets killed by Cassio. So because Iago has told Othello that Cassio would be killed Othello is going to kill his wife Desdemona before he knows everything that really happened. Everything like Othello killing his wife wouldn’t have happened. If Emilia would have been one second sooner, who knows maybe Desdemona wouldn’t have been killed at all. It surprises me that as Desdemona is dying she has a last word of she killed herself when her husband killed her and she really doesn’t understand why he wouldn’t believe her about things or give her a chance to speak. The next few things happen so fast that it almost doesn’t make sense. Emilia starts to figure out that Iago started all of this. Soon after when Iago starts to threaten Emilia because she tries to tell everyone that Iago was the one who started all of this mess. Iago gets so upset he kills his wife. I could not believe that he did this I was completely shocked. I don’t know how someone could kill their wife unless in Iago’s case you don’t love your wife. Then after he runs away Othello ends up killing himself with a sword he has which just ends everything. But I think that he is so surprised at everything that has happened and hates himself for killing his wife who actually loved.

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Once again in this act Iago is not a fan of mine. He tells Othello that he is going to kill Cassio for him but instead has Roderigo kill Cassio. But it ends up going the other way, Roderigo gets killed by Cassio. So because Iago has told Othello that Cassio would be killed Othello is going to kill his wife Desdemona before he knows everything that really happened. Everything like Othello killing his wife wouldnt have happened. If Emilia would have been one second sooner, who knows maybe Desdemona wouldnt have been killed at all. It suprises me that as Desdemona is dyign she has a last word of seh killed herself when her husband killed her and she really doesnt understand why he wouldnt believe her about things or give her a chance to speak. The next few things happen so fast that it almost doesnt make sense. Emilia starts to figure out tha Iago started all of this. Soon after when Iago starts to threaten Emilia because she tries to tell everyone that Iago was the one who started all of this mess.Iago gets so upset he kills his wife. I could not believe that he did this I was completely shocked. I don’t know how someone could kill their wife unless in Iago’s case you don’t love your wife. Then after he runs away Othello ends up killing himself with a sword he has which just ends everything. But I think that he is so surprised at everything that has happened and hates himself for killing his wife who actually loved.

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Othello keeps on believing Iago in Act four and its starting to annoy me. It annoys me how Iago’s entire plan works every time and how good he is at persuading Othello into thinking that his wife, Desdemona is cheating on him. Othello completely falls for everything that Iago says when Iago convinces him to hide while he talks to Cassio about Bianca but Othello thinks Cassio is talking about Desdemona. I don’t get why Othello doesn’t just go ask Desdemona himself it would make everything so much easier. Othello wouldn’t have to worry about anything. Othello and Desdeoma could have this wonderful relationship and a great life ahead of them if Iago didn’t get involved. Everyone basically loves Othello except Brabantio because Othello ran away with his daughter to get married. Othello has a great job and is very well trusted. With Iago out of this play things would be completely different. I wish Iago would just focus on his relationship with his own wife, Emilia rather than screw up other peoples because it’s not fair! It surprising though how Emilia stays with Iago when I know she knows what he is capable of doing. Desdemona is starting to get really offended by Othello calling her a whore she can’t even say the word. I wish that Desdemona knew that Othello thought she cheated on him with Cassio because then she could just say something to him and Othello would know that Desdemona has been faithful and always will be.

racism act 3

Othello talks about his own race in this act about how Desdemona's reputation is as white as the snow but now it is as dirty as his black face. i think he says this because he use to think of Desdemona as this sweet, nice, and pure girl but now that Iago is convinces him that Desdemona slept with Cassio Othello thinks of Desdemona as a black dirty person. Just like some people want nothing to do with black people at all. then Othello says he is going to think of a way to kill his beautiful devil wife is what he calls her. Many people refer to Othello as the devil for marrying Desdemona and now he calls Desdemona a devil for sleeping with Cassio. Just like he thinks he is a devil for marrying her. Othello is upset for everything that is going on I think it is going through he head that maybe Desdemona cheated on him because he is black and Cassio isn't. If only Iago wouldn't have lied to Othello and said things that weren't true then nothing would be going on right now. Othello wouldn't think about himself as a black person or a devil because he knows he will be a devil by he end of all this because he wants to kill his own wife for cheating. I wish Othello would just go ask his own wife what happen and if it was true and trust her with what she would say.

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I still hate Iago more and more and more because he is still going behind everyones back and trying to get Desdemona to be with him. At least that's what I believe. It surprising how Iago's wife gets in on helping Iago. Emilia is not really sure what Iago is going to do with the handkerchief but I think she feels like she has to do something that will help Iago to get him to still love her or be with her. Iago keeps coming up with these plans and these lies that actually are working. I do not get how he comes up with everything but its quite clever. Iago makes Othello so mad that he wants to literally kill his wife Desdemona. Othello is not even sure if Desdemona cheated so i do not understand why he does not just ask her or why he does not follow her and see if Desdemona is really cheating. If Othello did find out that Desdemona is not having an affair then the whole story would be different. Othello even wants to kill Cassio I would not blame him but i have never heard of the guy killing his wife only the person that was cheating with his wife. I hope that the story turns around and no one dies but I think everyone knows that everyone is going to die because Othello is so jealous. Cassio also has everything set for him whenever he needs action because Bianca basically wants him.

racism Act 2

Othello actually is responsible for some racism in Act two. He asks his men if they are turned Turks meaning Turkish people who are different then the way they are. Not white not black, but in between and a lot of people don’t like the Turks because they cause trouble. Othello has said yet if he is offended by all the racism but he certainly gives it right back in his own ways. Maybe he doesn’t even mean to do it, which half the time most people don’t. But in this time period and in this play everyone has racism and everyone clearly states their opinion. Iago is still working on his plan to get back at Othello for sleeping with his wife and I think getting back at him also has to do with racism and him being good at what he does. He says at one point something about the lusty moor. Iago is using Desdemona to help get what he wants and he gets pretty close with her at one point. What I think he is really saying is that he too loves Desdemona not out of lust but out of revenge to get back at the moor for sleeping with his wife or so he thinks Othello slept with his wife. Iago also runs into two men from Cyprus who wants to drink to the health of black Othello. They are being racist here because they are drinking to him because he is black and because he is in bed with white women.

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I still don’t like Iago at all. I think he lies and he manipulates everyone in this play. It’s pretty clever how he gets Cassio fired though. I will admit that it isn't nice but it is also sweet how it works out. I feel bad for Cassio that he trusts Iago and Iago is just stabbing him in the back by trying to get him fired and get Desdemona and Othello to break up. It’s nice that Othello gives the men a feast when they get to the island and all the Turks are dead because of the storm. I'm wondering if Desdemona and Othello’s relationship is going to work because of everything that is going on. If Othello doesn’t trust Desdemona then things could get ugly. But Desdemona made it pretty clear towards the end of the act that she was all for Othello and wouldn’t cheat on him. If Iago's plan did happen to work then Othello would also get mad at Desdemona and possibly cause a fight between Othello and Desdemona. It's hard to tell if Cassio actually likes Desdemona or if he is just being friendly by holding her hand and talking to her while she waits for Othello to arrive. It would certainly be interesting if Desdemona and Cassio started to have a thing. But if anyone in this story were to get with Desdemona I think it would be Iago because he would manipulate everyone to not like her anymore and he would take her from all of them.

racism

By now we all know that Othello is not white he is black. In this time period racism was huge. Everyone made fun of Othello or called him names like Moor. In today’s world most colored people take this very offensively. I think it’s very disappointing that Brabantio judges Othello by saying he can’t marry his daughter before he even gets to know him. But the funny thing is apparently Brabantio talked to Othello and Othello met Desdemona through Brabantio. Desdemona says she fell in love with Othello through the stories her father had told Othello to tell her. So why is it such a big deal to Brabantio if he knows that Othello is a good person? He turned his back on Othello race as soon as he married his daughter because I don’t think he wanted everyone else to know that he thought it was okay. That’s just my opinion. Also Iago says many times that he hates the Moor. He doesn’t exactly say why until the end of the act why. But I can’t tell if he hates Othello because he’s black or because he thinks he slept with his wife. I guess we’ll figure out. I hope that Othello doesn’t take it personally that just because of the color of his skin people don’t like him or won’t accept that he married Desdemona. I couldn’t believe that Brabantio was against Roderigo and for Roderigo after Othello married his daughter. But after she marries a black person Brabantio doesn’t even care anymore.

Act 1 free write

I think that this play is hard to understand so far and slow moving. I am not a big fan of Iago because I think he is very two faced and not trustworthy. I can't believe he just left Roderigo in Brabantio's back yard and ran off. He also tries to take money from Roderigo because he knows that he will give it to him. I think it was very wrong that Desdemona and Othello ran off to get married especially since she didn’t have permission from her father before. But I think it was very two faced that Brabantio would talk to Othello and liked him before Othello married his daughter. Brabantio also hated Roderigo before his daughter was married and said that she would never marry him. But now Brabantio doesn't think Roderigo is that bad and thinks he’s better then Othello. Im interested to see if they go to the right island to stop the ships from invading and what happens with that whole situation. It surprises me how Brabantio says he is okay with his daughter being married when he really isn’t. I’m not sure why Desdemona would want to go to the war with Othello. I mean I know they just got married but they will be together for the resdt of their lives. At least that’s what they promised each other and I think they could wait like and do what they need to later on. Desdemona is risking her life and it surprises me that Othello is willing to let her do that.