Examples Of Segregation In The Elizabethan Era

The topic of segregation has always been an issue. People have the desire to control, many of the times this desire leads to them feeling inferior to that of other people. Although, Racism goes deeper than a simple feeling, it becomes a way of life, and eats away the natural connection that all humans share as being the most complex and beautifully designs creatures on this planet. In the play Othello, there are many accounts of racist attitudes. But it is deeper than skin color; it is a tradition, a way of life that was acceptable in the Elizabethan Era. By looking into the definition of racism, where the first accounts of segregation occur, and by also analyzing the degree of segregation during the Elizabethan era, it will give a clear reason

for the racist attributes seen in this particular Shakespeare play.
Racism can be accurately defined as when one treats another person differently based on ethnic and in some cases because of religion. Throughout history, many people groups have been oppressed or looked down upon. Racial discrimination causes many problems. The ones that receive racial tension aren't the only ones who suffer. Dr. Priest says that people who are directly related to racism are subject to higher loneliness and depressive symptoms in multivariate regression models. This study has rooms for problems, but when one takes their own personal experiences of love and then that of hate, the emotions they generate are obviously the opposite and then the same of that of the study done. In today's many cultures are intertwined by marriage, music, etc. The idea of racial equality is a relatively young concept in the world. Even younger for the United States, as Franklin Raines states that it has only been 130 years and six generations since African American people were allowed to be educated and live normal lives. Much has changed over the years. “Public displays of vicious anti-black racial animus have become rare, although racially reactionary opinions are not hard to find.” Copeland.
What is the reason for the racial tensions in “Othello”?

There are several events and facts that go along with the Elizabethan era and in Italy that give evidence. In Shakespeare's play Othello is described as being a moor in several cases. The Moors were from Africa and the middle east. They were known for being fierce warriors, as was Othello. These people came to Europe around 756 and ere driven by their Islamic beliefs. Many all of Europe, in the Elizabethan period and before, were primarily Catholic and Christian. People hated the moors very existence, for the simple reason that they did not have the same religious beliefs as themselves. Going back in history this type of mindset caused many deaths and much turmoil. In 1187 the first holy war lead by the Christians of Europe planed on retaking the “Holy Land” from the Muslims. After several of theseusades or holy wars, the Christians failed and took back the Jerusalem over and over. Although the Elizabethan ear officially started in 1558, many of the same predigest attribute of the people are seen as 400 years before. The moors brought conflict to Europe, but many people were also surprised by their engineering ability's, beautifully designed architectural. “When Abderrahman I came to power in 756, he remade this city into a vision of earthly paradise. In subsequent decades, Córdoba's poets would pen exquisite odes to romantic love, its astrologers would track the heavens more accurately than ever before, and

sewage—shockingly—would run through neatly enclosed pipes.”Absent 1. Many people during the Elizabethan period did not know much about these people, other than they were from a far away land and they had different skin color then their own. The fear of the unknown is possibly the must dangerous type of fear. Because this kind of fear gives people a reason to use their imaginations and assume the worst. This leads to many people assuming that they were workers of magic and possessed mythical powers. We saw this in Othello when Barbanchio discussing Othello of working magic on his daughter to get her to marry him.
Racial implications torwards Othello acour throughout shakespear.

However, Othello was not the average Moor of the time. Othello was very civilized, educated, and on top of that he was a distinguished war hero. He was very known for his accomplishments on the battlefield and had a reputation for being a great leader. There are two things that cause Othellos repetition to change. When Othello crosses the line and not only proclaims his love for, but marrys Desdamona, a white woman, which causes an upset.When Brabantio, Desdemona father, finds out about his Daughter he is outraged. “Oh thou foul thief, where hast thou stowed my daughter? Damned as thou art, thou has enchanted her.” Shakespeare 889. When Rodrigro, who is blindly in love with Desdamon, finds out he is enraged. A little before that, Othello promoted his friend Cassio to the second man in power next to himself, his other friend Iago became outstandingly jealous. After this, Iaggo plans to have revenge against Othello. He first tries to help Rodregro ruin Othellos relationship with Desdamona by highlighting the racial differences. When this doesn't go as well he plans to frame Cassio into looking like he has been having sexual encounters with Desdamona. It works and results in the death of Cassio, Desdamona, and

Othello.
Lets back up a little, lets look at the situation without racial implications. Lets say Othello is a white Italian man, who withholds the same reputation as the Othello in the play. Would all the same conflicts still occur? The argument would not have been the same, but the outcome of the story could have remained the same. The fate of the story would have rested entirely on the jealous motives. Though many people have been mistreated due to racism, in this story, Othello's race is primarily used as a tool to bring him down, with the main motive being jealousy