Edwin Wong answers “main themes in othello ?”

Julius Oteba asked this question about Othello:

main themes in othello ?

Edwin Wong In the play, none of the characters are what they seem to be. Othello seems like a man for all seasons. He is not. Iago seems honest. He is not. Desde…moreIn the play, none of the characters are what they seem to be. Othello seems like a man for all seasons. He is not. Iago seems honest. He is not. Desdemona seems dishonest. She is not. Emilia seems bawdy. She is not. And so on. In the gulf between seeming and being, it is hard to know how to act and who to trust. There can only be a probability that one is correct. The play, accordingly, investigates the question of moral certainty, asking: "How high a degree of probability must one attain to have a basis for action?" For a full treatment of probability, chance, and moral certainty in OTHELLO, see: https://melpomeneswork.com/a-risk-the...(less)

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