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AO3 % of marks
AO3 % of marks
Approx. 24%
Year Othello written
Year Othello written
1603
Shakespeare's source for Othello
Shakespeare's source for Othello
Gli Hecatommithi by Cinthio, 1565
First Folio year
First Folio year
1623
Groundlings definition
Groundlings definition
Audience paying penny to stand in pit at Globe
First actor to play Othello
First actor to play Othello
Richard Burbage
Meaning of 'Moor' in Shakespeare's time
Meaning of 'Moor' in Shakespeare's time
Various definitions; could describe people from any Africa
Blackness symbolism (16th-17th C)
Blackness symbolism (16th-17th C)
Associated with evil/immorality (opposite of white)
Great Chain of Being order
Great Chain of Being order
God, angels, kings/men, animals, plants (descending)
Women's status in marriage (16th-17th C)
Women's status in marriage (16th-17th C)
Subordinate to men; property of fathers/husbands