statement with Othello on the toll that racism takes on a man over time, causing a once distinguished character to devolve into an obsessed killer. The presence of racism surrounding Othello can be witnessed within the first scene of the play, from which Othello is absent and instead is talked about by Iago and Roderigo, who forego discussing him by name and call him “the thick-lips” (1.1.66) instead, which is a derogatory and racially-charged term. Roderigo and Iago go on to inform Brabantio, Othello’s…
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