“Othello” Essays: A Play about Racism or Human Nature?
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“Othello” is one of the most famous Shakespeare’s plays as well as it is one of his the most controversial works. Many literary critics view it as a racist play because of the main characters – a black general Othello who marries a white woman Desdemona, and relations between them.
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