Moor's Dichotomy In Othello

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In Shakespeare’s play, Othello, the Moor is portrayed as someone who’s considered as someone that’s not capable of owning up to the civilized system he’s expected to live under. Venetians weren’t surprised when they find out that Othello is the general of Venice owing that he’s a Moor. Moors are viewed as human beings that are aggressive, a character trait that’s deceived as someone who’s unable to control their temper by exacerbating the hardship of a situation and/or fixing chaotic situations with violence.Although this pessimistic dichotomy is perceived in Othello, Shakespeare also illustrates the favorable dichotomy of Venetians being optimistic whenever they come upon a conundrum.In Othello, Venetians are optimistic when the Turkish yearned to begin a war. In our modern world, people usually generalize our species based on our daily interactions with others. This type of generalizations is either viewed as positive or negative generalizations that mankind makes based on observations. One of these generalizations …show more content…

“For mine own part, no offence to the general nor any man of quality, I hope to be saved.”This quote enhances how Cassio was optimistic that he wasn’t going to lose his lieutenant title after he lost his mind arguing with fellow peers. Cassio’s situation is similarly to the situation that optimistic Americans uphold whenever they’re facing hardships in their life.In Moors in Elizabethan England Othello is portrayed as a “villainous character” based on the background knowledge citizens of England possessed about the Moors. This negative dichotomy affected Othello when Desdemona and him yearned to get married whenever they’d ran away,yet their amorous relationship held their faith that the Venetian society was going to accept their