"Othello" Essay

A post-modern valuing of a text views the interpretation acquired by a responder, rather than the intended message of the author, as being most important. The Seventeenth Century Elizabethan Revenge Tragedy "Othello" composed by William Shakespeare was greatly influenced by various Elizabethan societal concerns, such as spirituality, race, and most importantly, gender. An individual influenced by a Bradley reading of this text would focus on Othello and his fatal flaw, exploring his decline through his …

…Shakespeare's Seventeenth Century Revenge Tragedy 'Othello' in a variety of ways, two of which being the Feminist reading, and the Psychoanalytical interpretation. By shifting the focus of characters and through the exploration of symbols and juxtaposition, both the Feminist and the Psychoanalytical readings are justifiable interpretations by the text. These are, however, but two of a multiplicity of ways that 'Othello' may be presented, and the presentation of this text differs with each individual's context.