https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/eoses8djjz05e3ch This padlet presents a number of ISSUES and questions raised by these quotations from 5.2. Your task is to comment in response to these posts - to present your own opinions, thoughts and feelings. en-us 2020-04-21 07:05:15 UTC 2025-11-15 17:58:10 UTC hello@padlet.com ellicottk1_2 https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/eoses8djjz05e3ch/wish/521995233 Are honour and physicality connected?
 Is exploiting one's physical dominance honourable or valiant?
Is killing in the name of honour honourable?
Is it honourable that Othello recognizes that his so called honour has little meaning now that honesty (Desdemona) is dead?
Is honour more important than life?
Is life worth living without honour?
Othello's reputation as a valiant man, his "honour," is hollow without true integrity, "honesty." He not only lost the sword, he deserved to lose it. 

]]> 2020-04-22 05:32:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/eoses8djjz05e3ch/wish/521995233 ellicottk1_2 https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/eoses8djjz05e3ch/wish/521997511 Is suicide or death ever the answer?
Is it more honourable to die to atone for one's sins or to live and be made accountable?]]> 2020-04-22 05:35:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/eoses8djjz05e3ch/wish/521997511 ellicottk1_2 https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/eoses8djjz05e3ch/wish/522001638 Is murder in the name of honour a contradiction?
Does 'honour' justify murder in any situation?
Does it in any way justify Othello's actions that he believed that he had been dishonoured?
Is taking a life out of hate more contemptible than taking a life in the name of honour?
Is there ever a justification for murder?]]> 2020-04-22 05:39:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/eoses8djjz05e3ch/wish/522001638 ellicottk1_2 https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/eoses8djjz05e3ch/wish/522008463 Is it right or fitting that Othello should die for his actions?
Is it right or fitting that Iago should live when Othello has to die?]]> 2020-04-22 05:45:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/eoses8djjz05e3ch/wish/522008463 ellicottk1_2 https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/eoses8djjz05e3ch/wish/522010267 Is it fair that, despite his actions, Othello desires to be remembered for more than just his tragic downfall?
Should one action ruin someone's entire reputation?
Should we be more sympathetic in our treatment of Othello because he was able to recognise his wrongdoing?
Does Othello lack self-awareness when he says he is "not easily jealous"?
Is Othello more deserving of blame than Iago, or the reverse?

]]> 2020-04-22 05:46:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/eoses8djjz05e3ch/wish/522010267 ellicottk1_2 https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/eoses8djjz05e3ch/wish/522013308 Is it fair that Othello will be judged through the lens of racist stereotypes and that he has had to work harder to maintain an honourable reputation?]]> 2020-04-22 05:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/eoses8djjz05e3ch/wish/522013308 ellicottk1_2 https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/eoses8djjz05e3ch/wish/522023820 Othello reminds the Venetians of his loyalty and service to Venice, in this example about killing a Turk who had committed a crime against a Venetian. However, he has also committed a crime by killing an innocent daughter of Venice. Does he deserve our pity or our condemnation?]]> 2020-04-22 05:57:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/eoses8djjz05e3ch/wish/522023820 ellicottk1_2 https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/eoses8djjz05e3ch/wish/522026840 Despite his loyalty and reputation, Othello, as a non-Venetian and a Moor, has never been fully accepted. This is evident in 5.2 when Emilia attacks Othello using racial slurs, just as we saw Brabantio and Iago do at the beginning of the play - the implication is that his actions are somehow connected to his ethnicity. 'Turks' in the play are barbarians who represent the fear of Islamic Dominance - non Christians who threaten the stability of the Christian Republic of Venice. Othello, who has converted from Islam to Christianity, is somewhere in the middle and thus his sense of identity has been shaped by his otherness. Does Othello's 'otherness' make him more susceptible to Iago's manipulation?
Are those that occupy marginalised positions in society more likely to take the law into their own hands?

]]> 2020-04-22 06:00:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/eoses8djjz05e3ch/wish/522026840 ellicottk1_2 https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/eoses8djjz05e3ch/wish/524607405 Othello's story of murdering a Turk is intended to enhance his credit - he has destroyed an enemy of the state and therefore should be remembered for his loyalty. This brings into question the issue of legitimised violence. How do we decide what is legitimate violence and what isn't?]]> 2020-04-23 02:43:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/eoses8djjz05e3ch/wish/524607405