1. Othello: Moor of Venice By William Shakespeare

2. Moor You Ask? The Moors were the medieval Muslim inhabitants of Morocco, western Algeria, Western Sahara, the Iberian Peninsula, Sicily and Malta.The Moors were the medieval Muslim inhabitants of Morocco, western Algeria, Western Sahara, the Iberian Peninsula, Sicily and Malta. Also the kinda racist mascotAlso the kinda racist mascot of Alhambra High School

3. I mean, at least our Apache doesn’t look evil…

4. Moor You Ask? The term "Moors" has also been used in Europe in a broader (and usually racist) sense to refer to anyone of Arab or African descent, whether living in Spain or North Africa.The term "Moors" has also been used in Europe in a broader (and usually racist) sense to refer to anyone of Arab or African descent, whether living in Spain or North Africa. The Moors had a profound influence not just upon Spain but the whole of Western Europe. Indeed, it has been said that they laid the foundations of the Renaissance that brought Europe out of the intellectual and physical gloom of the Middle Ages.The Moors had a profound influence not just upon Spain but the whole of Western Europe. Indeed, it has been said that they laid the foundations of the Renaissance that brought Europe out of the intellectual and physical gloom of the Middle Ages.

5. Moor You Ask? In the 10th Century Cordoba, for example, was not just the capital of Al Andalus (Moorish Spain) but also one of the most important cities in the world, rivalling Baghdad and Constantinople. It boasted a population of 500,000 (200,000 more than now) and had street lighting, fifty hospitals (with running water!), three hundred public baths, five hundred mosques and seventy libraries – one of which held some 500,000 books. All of this, at a time when London had a largely illiterate population of around 20,000 and had forgotten the technical advances of the Romans some 600 hundred years beforehand.In the 10th Century Cordoba, for example, was not just the capital of Al Andalus (Moorish Spain) but also one of the most important cities in the world, rivalling Baghdad and Constantinople. It boasted a population of 500,000 (200,000 more than now) and had street lighting, fifty hospitals (with running water!), three hundred public baths, five hundred mosques and seventy libraries – one of which held some 500,000 books. All of this, at a time when London had a largely illiterate population of around 20,000 and had forgotten the technical advances of the Romans some 600 hundred years beforehand. Islam actively promoted learning and scholarship during its Golden Age (750 – 1258) with rulers across the Arab world vying with each other to develop and patronise great centers of learning.Islam actively promoted learning and scholarship during its Golden Age (750 – 1258) with rulers across the Arab world vying with each other to develop and patronise great centers of learning.

6. Regardless… Venetian racism in this play largely contributes to Othello’s personal struggles. People appreciate his loyalty to Venice and his military accomplishments, but he better not marry their daughters: “I am one, sir, that comes to tell you your daughter and the Moor are now making the beast with two backs.You'll have your daughter covered with a Barbary horse; You'll have your nephews neigh to you. ”

7. The Symbolic Settings: Civilization Wilderness

8. The Symbolic Settings: Othello takes place in Venice (in northern Italy) and Cyprus (an island in the eastern Mediterranean about forty miles south of present- day Turkey). The time is between 1489 and 1571.

9. The Symbolic Settings: Cyprus–as a strategically located island which yielded substantial harvests of olives, grapes and various grains–was much prized throughout its history. Assyrians, Greeks, Egyptians, Romans, and Byzantines all fought over and occupied it. England’s King Richard I, the Lion-Hearted, conquered Cyprus in 1191 but later ceded it to the French. Venice seized the island in 1489 and in 1571 the Ottoman Turks brought Cyprus under its control.

10. Moor important, and interesting, though, are our human relationships… Whom do you trust?

11. Human Relationships in Othello: Othello, a Moorish General in Venice, has 2 good friends. Michael Cassio Iago

12. Human Relationships in Othello: Plus a lady love, Desdemona, the daughter of the powerful Senator, Brabantio And there’s the rich guy, Roderigo whose unrequited love for Desdemona is devastating.

13. Human Relationships in Othello: Desdemona’s best friend is her servant, Emilia, who is also Iago’s wife…Desdemona’s best friend is her servant, Emilia, who is also Iago’s wife…

14. Human Relationships in Othello: And Michael Cassio has a prostitute, the ironically named Bianca, with whom he occasionally passes the time…And Michael Cassio has a prostitute, the ironically named Bianca, with whom he occasionally passes the time…

15. Human Relationships in Othello: Oh yeah. Othello can only promote one person to the much coveted position of his Lieutenant…Oh yeah. Othello can only promote one person to the much coveted position of his Lieutenant… Happy face!!! Sad face!!!

16. Human Relationships in Othello: But that’s okay, because if you can’t trust your friends to be forgiving, who can you trust?But that’s okay, because if you can’t trust your friends to be forgiving, who can you trust?

17. To the Streets of Venice! How to talk to your friends’ parents in Act I, Scene i