When Shakespeare adapted “The Moor of Venice” into Othello, he helped race relations and stereotypes of the era given to African Americans while demonstrating that love isn’t based on race.
To begin, in Shakespeare’s Othello, Othello smothers his one true love Desdemona because of his jealousy and thoughts that overcome him; although, in Cinthio’s version this murderous act is done by the Ensign and the Moor. Desdemona’s reaction in Cinthio’s version is “appealed to the justice of Heaven, since justice here had failed her, in proof of her fidelity and truth” (Cinthio). This reaction only shows Desdemona was only looking for justice rather than about the love she lost between her and her husband Othello. However, in Shakespeare’s version, Desdemona
To begin, in Shakespeare’s Othello, Othello smothers his one true love Desdemona because of his jealousy and thoughts that overcome him; although, in Cinthio’s version this murderous act is done by the Ensign and the Moor. Desdemona’s reaction in Cinthio’s version is “appealed to the justice of Heaven, since justice here had failed her, in proof of her fidelity and truth” (Cinthio). This reaction only shows Desdemona was only looking for justice rather than about the love she lost between her and her husband Othello. However, in Shakespeare’s version, Desdemona