Themes — Jealousy, Power, and Otherness (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Flashcards
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Hamartia in Othello
Hamartia in Othello
Tragic flaw; Othello's jealousy, exploited by Iago
'Green-eyed monster' metaphor
'Green-eyed monster' metaphor
Jealousy that mocks what it feeds on (III.iii.165-7)
Ocular proof
Ocular proof
Visual evidence Othello demands of Desdemona's infidelity
Peripeteia in Othello
Peripeteia in Othello
Reversal of fortune; occurs Act III Scene iii
Conditional meritocracy
Conditional meritocracy
Venice rewards merit only within strict racial boundaries
'I am not what I am' significance
'I am not what I am' significance
Iago's self-description; inverts God's declaration (Exodus)
Zoomorphic rhetoric
Zoomorphic rhetoric
Animal imagery used to dehumanise Othello
'Old black ram/white ewe' quote
'Old black ram/white ewe' quote
Iago's racist bestial imagery for Othello & Desdemona (I.i.88-9)
'Haply, for I am black' shows
'Haply, for I am black' shows
Othello internalising racism as self-doubt (III.iii.267-9)
Handkerchief's triple significance
Handkerchief's triple significance
Racial token, gendered betrayal, military discipline symbol