This conflict takes place parallel to a wider one: between the Venetian State and the Ottomans over the much spoken about Cyprus.

It could be said that the two conflicts mirror each other: in a society like that of Venice at the time, the Ottomans would have been regarded as uncivilized heathens (Iago speaks at the beginning of fighting on grounds both Christian and heathen).

The attitudes of the main protagonists of the play is a racist and bigoted one with regard to Othello - Roderigo refers to him as "the thick-lips" and Iago refers to him as "a black ram", "tupping" Brabantio's white ewe (Desdemona).

So, the smaller and more personal conflict between Othello and Brabantio is mirrored and offset by the grander battle between the Ottomans and the Venetians.

Desdemona's speech is riddled with abstract nouns such as "love" and "quality" in reference to Othello. She speaks of "his honours" and "his valiant parts". In this context, he

When speaking of the matter of his marriage, Othello refers to his past experiences (as he does heavily elsewhere). He speaks of "the flinty and steel couch of war".

Not to comply with the heat - the young affects

In this scene we see a change of approach from the Duke. When he is first informed of the "corruption" of Brabantio's daughter by an unknown assailant, the Duke says:

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