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Cynthia I. Quintana Racial Background Effect in Othello During the Elizabethan times it was uncommon for black people to act out roles in plays. Shakespeare introduces this to his audience in two plays, the first Titus Andromicus and the second Othello. The first black character, Aaron, is portrayed as a secondary villain. Othello on the other hand is of higher status than many of his peers in the play. This was different for Shakespeare to …

…occurs in present day society. Work Cited 1. Meyer, Michael. “Othello The Moor of Venice”. The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature. New York: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2000 2. Moore, Roger. “Hamlet Click-Guide”. All Shakespeare [online] “last updated 1 July 2000” [cited 8 July 2000] Available from World Wide Web: URL: http://www.allshakespeare.com 3. Ogude, S. E. “Literature and Racism: The Example of Othello” Othello: New Essays by Black Writers. Ed. Mythili Kaul Washington, D. C.: Howard University Press, 1997, pp. 151-166