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Sooty Brabantio In Othello

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In William Shakespeare’s play Othello, Brabantio (the father of Desdemona) because of his racist ideals, is in disbelief that his daughter could have ran off with Othello. Brabantio doesn’t believe that Desdemona would willingly go with Othello, calling him a “thief” (1.2.63). This is not just insulting to Othello because Brabantio is accusing him of being a thief but also that he is so beneath Desdemona he would have to kidnap her in order to be with her. He later insinuates that one reason she’s too good for him is by describing him as a “sooty bosom” (1.2.71). His choice of diction is important here because by using the word “sooty” he’s referring to Othello’s dark skin color while calling him dirty and messing like soot. Soot is black

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