What does the language used in describing Cleopatra, Othello, and Aaron’s behavior mean when scrutinized with an Orientalist lens?
Hope to structure my paper around the Oriental images in Shakespeare’s Othello, Antony and Cleopatra, and Titus Andronicus such as the snakes that Cleopatra lets kill her, even the many references to snakes in close proximity to her character, Othello being accused of witchcraft, Aaron’s likening to the devil, and many others. I also want … Read more