A Study of Racial Prejudice in Othello

A Study of Racial Prejudice in Othello

Toker in this article amicably portrays Othello story. At the beginning of the article, Othello is seen as a rare hero with a dark skin something that was not actually well received during this period at Venice (1). Toker captures this by highlighting how Lago and Roderigo referred to Othello as “he” or “him “, “thick lips”, “the Moor” and “the Barbary horse “ (19). Racism theme is portrayed extensively as the Toker takes us through the journey of the past during this period where though the aliens were accepted during this periods to roam the street of Venice…