Othello as a Black Man in a White SocietyShakespeare's play,Othello, explores the themes of love and passion, 'otherness', of jealousy, revenge and order versus chaos, all of which mainly revolves around the protagonist, Othello. Surrounded by Venetians in a white society, Othello begins to become aware of his “otherness” and therefore his insecurities as an outsider and a “Moor”. The deceptive Iago exploits these dangerous flaws in Othello's personality to manipulate the moral Othello, using his one fatal flaw, jealousy. During the 16th century, the attention of Elizabethan audiences and their familiarity with the fine line between order and chaos would have added to Othello's tragic story. This was due to the invasion of Cyprus by the Turks in 1572. They would also have had a clear understanding of the difference between savagery, which they stereotyped as black people, and savagery, which they stereotyped as black people ; and so-called civilization because of the predominant white residence. Black people were generally only depicted in literature, usually as evil and chaotic. Shakespeare explored the double-edged environment that is depicted in Othello as a play, and the chaos and jealousy that reeks of Othello through the depreciation of his morals. The war that the Elizabethans knew symbolizes the storm into which Othello himself has been drawn, the war that is taking place in his heart and soul. Shakespeare's portrait of Othello is that of a Venetian general, but at the same time as an outsider to the society in which he resided. an alien is given to him by the people around him, including his so-called acquaintances, due to his only supposed imperfect...... middle of paper ...... yes, like the so-called “honest” Iago. Othello was a great man in the play, a gracious general and a doting husband, but it was his own fault and fatal error of jealousy that allowed him to be fragile enough (personality-wise) to be influenced to commit the murder of Desdemona. As Othello's mannerisms grew into a violent storm, he began to fit the stereotype that had formed of him as an aggressive black man, and that's when the beginning came of his downfall, whereas at the beginning of the play, when he was caring and generous, such emotions like jealousy would not arise, thus preventing his downfall. Othello's personality has transformed into a ball of contradictions, his feelings mixed with confusion and jealousy, as Sean McEvoy aptly interpreted: "the contradictions within his ideology are destroying him ».".