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What cultural binary exists in the world of Othello? What ideological implications does this cultural binary imply?

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Another major tragedy of Shakespeare, which was a mere narrative, that was written so beautifully, gripping and dramatically. This is a setup in Venice where two lovers who married against the wishes of their parents settle and are leading a happy life.

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This irreplaceable work in Literature talks cultural disparity in characters of Othello that was described very directly by Shakespeare. The kind of implications made by other characters about Othello's appearance about his big lips, animal imagery about his life with Desdemona make us understand how perspectives differ from place to place, with an ideology related to their cultural background.

Othello is shown as a person who, being the commander, deals and acts in the most civil, respectful and well-mannered towards Lago and Rodriego in the story. It shows how contrast their thoughts are, from the beginning of the play.

Othello's idea of not dealing an argument with violence and creating an imbalance in lives, but favors to deal with talking and settling it down without using any weapons against any human being.

These acts prove useless in the end, when he kills his wife as he thinks that she cheated on him.

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