Brabantio

Since the beginning of the human race there has always been social problems and cultural conflicts. Parts of these social and cultural problems changes within the following generation. However the one concepts that doesn’t change is racism. This is shown in social media such as play and in speeches as well. Two examples are Shakespeare’s tragic play Othello and the speech made by Frederick Douglass which was called “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July. These are shown brilliantly for…

In Shakespeare’s Othello the idea of love and manipulation of false feelings is an important factor ???. Shakespeare allows the audience to view love in its best and worst forms. Throughout Othello the thematic representation of self-love, brotherly and romantic loves are clearly visible. Through the interactions of the characters, love decides their fate. Compassion and feelings of humanity among the characters Iago and Roderigo, Desdemona and Emilia and Cassio and Desdemona in Othello propel…

Desdemona is portrayed as the angelic, loyal beauty that is the daughter of the Senator of Venice, Brabantio. She goes against her country’s customs and marries Othello, a black man saying she saw Othello’s “visage in his mind” (Ronk 57). Desdemona’s relationship was seen as “the perfect marriage.” Othello and his wife supported each other and wanted the…

as a result of racial and gender prejudice. The unaccepting world creates inevitable racial tension and prejudice. This plays a crucial role in Othello’s life. As a racial minority, Othello greatly suffers. Early in the play, Iago makes known to Brabantio that Othello, a black man, is violating his daughter, a white woman. Iago declares,…

point of view, Othello has essentially been nothing more than a simple soldier, naive, basic, black mindset. On the other hand, William Shakespeare also presented us the beautiful young wife of Othello, Desdemona, and her conflict with her father Brabantio, because of Othello 's race. Desdemona defends her love, which has been the subject of scorn because of Othello 's skin color: "He is in part the victim of racism, though he nobly refuses to deny his own culpability" (Bevington). According…

that young women can take away from both plays is, even though parents come off controlling they have one’s best interest at heart. Desdemona is a young beautiful Venetian noblewoman who grew up in a well-respected noble family. Her father, Brabantio, is a strict man that wants the best for his daughter. Educated and beautiful, Desdemona is a clever girl that wishes to be free of her father’s controlling love. Desdemona finds a way to undermined her father by marrying Othello, the great…

Tragedy Aristotle developed a Concept of Tragedy using Sophocles’s plays and other tragedies. He defined tragedy as “an imitation of an action of high importance, complete and of some amplitude; in language enhanced by distinct and varying beauties; acted not narrated; by means of pity and fear effecting its purgation of these emotions.” (Kennedy and Gioia 1160). The main character in a tragedy is called the tragic hero. According to Aristotle, the tragic hero has certain qualities that made…

designed to fuel the father’s worst possible fantasies. In this presentation, Brabantio has had his daughter abducted by a black man, taken against her will or perhaps as a result of some dark magic employed by Othello. As he confronts Othello, he reveals what he thinks of black people. Othello is thus denigrated and undervalued. Despite his achievements, the father’s anger boils down to the color of his skin. Brabantio tells Othello that since his daughter had refused to marry some of the…

occurrence. It is likely that today’s audiences would not give much thought to the concept of interracial marriage until mentioned in the play itself. The reaction of other characters to the marriage too, is in accord with the Elizabethan audience. Brabantio, unhappy with his daughter’s wedding to Othello, ridicules him in court. He passes comments like, “sooty bosom of such thing as thou” as mentioned in Orkin’s journal article. He also says that his daughter is under Othello’s magic because…

They warn Brabantio against Othello, telling Brabantio that he must look after his daughter. At the end of the scene, Brabantio is convinced that the Moor must have mislead his daughter, making her fall in love with him. This is the first step of Iago turning everybody against Othello, because of the envy he is feeling…