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What are the themes of Shakespeare's Othello?

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Posted by lelele on October 3, 2010 at 11:46 AM and tagged with themes

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Most obviously, the play is about jealousy and the damage that jealousy can do to a relationship.  In the play jealousy is a "green eye monster that mocks the meat it feeds upon."  At the...

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Posted by susan3smith on October 3, 2010 at 12:31 PM

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Another theme in the play could be honor and honorable action, especially as it concerns members of the military, who often consider themselves a "band of brothers."

Iago is able to win...

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Posted by shakespeareguru on October 3, 2010 at 6:39 PM

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