magic and othello
Repeated Image Clusters of Love and Magic in Othello
Arthur David Hash
Western World Literature
In Othello love is made to be deceitful and evil, spawned from magic. References of magic are used to define Desdemona’s love for Othello. Black versus white, good versus evil, these themes are provided to the reader by a deceitful Iago. Convincing Rodrigo, other characters and perhaps the reader that their love could only be the result of some …
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…girdle as a sign of temptation and love. Green symbolizing the magic armor worn by the mysterious Green knight. If the mysticism were not there then Othello would be a bit bland.
Readers want to read about magic, mystery and murder. The themes of the play would be too literal and obvious. The simplicity of the themes throughout the play would be a little less interesting if a bit of magic was not thrown in.
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