This essay analysis the importance of the "Race" issue in Shakespeares "Othello"

The Role Of Race In Othello I agree that race has everything to do with the play in a positive view. The characters certainly did not hide that fact that Othello was a different from everybody else. I think that his differences made him an unusual tragic hero, Othello being different made things possible that would not have happened if he had been a noble man from Venice. Othello is a 'black' man with a …

…influence as Othello did on society says that the people in Venice over looked race, it was not an important factor to them. The ability of Desdemona to love a man from a different race, with such great love as she felt for Othello says love is color blind. I think that this play promotes equality because any from form any race can become a victim to the destructive power of jealousy like Othello did.