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While reading this we have to understand the time period so we can understand why they have such a negative concept on people of color. It may be harder for people to hear such negative things being said because it's not common like how it used to be when Othello was written. So we have to keep that in the back of our mind to help us understand why those things are being said, which still doesn't make it right.

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I think we need to keep in mind the standards and the thoughts of people during this time. We often look at things differently by looking at them through todays thoughts and ideas. However, our view of things is far more advanced than the people during the time this play came out.

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I think we should keep in mind that Shakespeare wrote and described a person with darker skin color but didn't give the role to someone that matched the appearance. However, this video gives examples of how the description could be seen as racist.

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That Shakespeare never meant for interpretations of his play to be racist. Shakespeare wanted to point out the way others view race as some sort of evil.

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We should keep in mind of race and people not fitting in in Othello. We should keep the time period in mind too because we always get disgusted by people they put into categories but this play was written over 500 years ago.

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At the time and even in the play black men are seen as less, and it is important to remember that just because he wrote the characters does not mean it reflects his beliefs.

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I think we should not judge any of the actors or characters for their appearances. Rather focus more on the storyline/plot.

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When reading and watching Othello we need to think about why Shakespeare chose to make the main character in his play dark skinned. To begin to wonder if his reasoning behind this character description was the product of proving his point of using an African American character to portray the feeling of being "the other" knowing an actually person of colored skin wouldn't be able to perform the role.

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The perspective shown in the film was that the way black people were portrayed in the play was disgraceful. I think we need to keep in mind what was going on in history at the time to understand why they would be portrayed the way they are.

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I feel like we should keep in mind that although everyone's mindset was different when this play was originally performed, that doesn't mean it's all right. I feel like we should understand that this play is known for its controversy so we should expect dark undertones and racial expressions that are now deemed as offensive.

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She criticized how black actors were portrayed. She believed painting black faces exaggerated how African Americans were viewed as outliers, and stuck out from " normal" society, rather than fitting in. As we read and watch Othello, we should pay attention to how, and what mold of people, stick in opposed to stand out based on how they're portrayed.

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As we read the play, we should keep in mind that the play was written a long time ago and being "racist" towards someone wasn't really a consideration. The portrayal of the Black Face was a stereotype held to portray the face of a black person.

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I think we should keep in mind the time period it was created in and the audience it was created for, but also that the way it was performed was horrendous and should not be forgotten so that it never gets repeated.

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We should keep in mind that the tone may be biased and think about the time period in which it was written as situations regarding racial equality were different back then than they are now. By being aware of this we can fully immerse ourselves in the story and the time period so we can understand the story and the character's perspectives.

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We should keep in mind how in the time when Othello was created and performed for years after, the concept of racism wasn't necessarily prominent. But over time and now especially today, the idea of black face and racism is important and people reflected negatively on the portrayal of Othello.

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As we read I think we should keep in mind how Shakespeare meant for this to be interpreted. Was he trying to prove a point on race or was he trying to show something else. Keep in mind the words that are being used to describe people too.

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I think we should keep in mind that racism wasn't as big of a deal as it is today. We should also note that many of the issues that are talked about are also seen in modern time.

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We should of course keep in mind that it was a different time period when we read the words and their actions in the play. Society has changed and women and African Americans can be actors and actresses now, but that just wasn't accepted by society at the time. To me it almost seemed like she blamed it on Shakespeare for not letting women and African Americans act, but that probably wasn't something he could control. Women weren't allowed to act at the time and Shakespeare has created many strong female roles in his plays.

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I think we should keep in mind how Shakespeare portrays "other" people and how he used them in the play. She was talking about how Shakespeare treated people and how some his remarks were seen to be racist.

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As we read and watch Othello together, I think that we should keep in mind how the play was written hundreds of years ago. Some of the content in this play deals with racial slurs, and back then people didn't see a problem with it. I think that we should be aware on how this is completely inappropriate.

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We should keep in mind that although the play itself was not entirely based on race and gender, the time period didn't exactly allow for there to be women on the stage or black men, so there are racial and sexist undertones.