Power Structure Of A Relationship The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare is a love story about a Moor, named Othello, who married a Venetian senator’s daughter, Desdemona. The senator, Brabantio, was angry and ready to start a war when he found out about his daughter marrying the Moor in the middle of the night without his permission. He felt betrayed and was furious, but predominantly, he did not approve of the relationship because of Othello’s race, he was african american and she was not.
Brabantio disapproved the marriage for two reasons, one was because they got married without his approval and because he was african american. Majority of the characters didn’t like their marriage because of the same reason. It was frowned upon to to …show more content…
A moor is a member of a Muslim people of Berber and Arab descent living in Northwest Africa. Moors were describes as devils, promiscuous, corruptive in the eyes of society. So when Brabantio’s own daughter decided to disobey her father by marrying a moor it reflected back to him making it seem as if his family was corrupted, though Othello was not just any moor. Othello was a moor with power, a general of the Vincentian army. That still was not enough for Brabantio, although he did like Othello as a person, he did not like the fact that his daughter and Othello were married. Brabantio felt as if his daughter had options. She could have pick some of the finest men in Venice. He was confused as to why his daughter would even want to marry a black man if she was afraid of them. “She, in spite of nature,Of years, of country, credit, everything, To fall in love with what she feared to look on!(Shakespeare I.iii.114-119). Brabantio argues that her love for Othello is not real since, according to him, Desdemona would never fall for a black man who she "fear'd to look on." Of course, Brabantio is wrong about his daughter. She is in love with
Brabantio disapproved the marriage for two reasons, one was because they got married without his approval and because he was african american. Majority of the characters didn’t like their marriage because of the same reason. It was frowned upon to to …show more content…
A moor is a member of a Muslim people of Berber and Arab descent living in Northwest Africa. Moors were describes as devils, promiscuous, corruptive in the eyes of society. So when Brabantio’s own daughter decided to disobey her father by marrying a moor it reflected back to him making it seem as if his family was corrupted, though Othello was not just any moor. Othello was a moor with power, a general of the Vincentian army. That still was not enough for Brabantio, although he did like Othello as a person, he did not like the fact that his daughter and Othello were married. Brabantio felt as if his daughter had options. She could have pick some of the finest men in Venice. He was confused as to why his daughter would even want to marry a black man if she was afraid of them. “She, in spite of nature,Of years, of country, credit, everything, To fall in love with what she feared to look on!(Shakespeare I.iii.114-119). Brabantio argues that her love for Othello is not real since, according to him, Desdemona would never fall for a black man who she "fear'd to look on." Of course, Brabantio is wrong about his daughter. She is in love with