Certainly this fact had an influence on the play’s composition and on the audience’s expectations. Exactly in these years, a Barbary delegation was in London and visited the court when the Lord Chamberlain's Men were performing. De Sousa affirms that “King James was very much interested in the Venetian-Turkish wars of 1571; so may have Shakespeare been when he wrote Othello. This may explain why Othello was chosen to be performed at Whitehall” (De Sousa 2002,
“It is not the consciousness of men that determines their being, but, on the contrary, their social being that determines their consciousness.” This is demonstrated by the exploitation and oppression of the lower class. In William Shakespeare’s Othello and George Orwell’s Animal Farm, the human condition deteriorates as a result of power-hungry actions. To begin, Iago continuously uses Roderigo as a pawn in his quest for more power. Whenever Iago needs assistance to further his plans, he takes
are not able to develop a sense of morality and are very dangerous. They are violent and cruel, and show no remorse for their actions. In the same way, Iago displays sociopathic behaviours in one of William Shakespeare’s most remarkable tragedies: Othello. This is proven by Iago’s