The Role Of Identity In Othello

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‘Your actions define who you are’ is a saying prevalent as people mature. As people grow, their actions change, and with it what people think you are and what you know you are: your identity. Who you are greatly impacts the actions you make, and evidence of this can be seen throughout time. Many authors and playwrights use the characters and their identities to push the plot along - William Shakespeare is one of them. In the play Othello, Shakespeare denotes that a person’s identity, both personal and impersonal, can influence one's actions - consequently changing their own identity in the process.
The identity of Othello is a very round and one of the most in depth in the play. Impersonally, he is a Moor and a general to the Great Venetian

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