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Love paragraph 1
Othello and Desdemona initially enjoy a marriage in which they are deeply in love until it is corrupted in jealousy
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Love paragraph 2
Othello still loves Desdemona even after hurting her
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Love paragraph 3
Love also makes Desdemona weak as she believes that Othello would never harm her
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Jealousy paragraph 1
Jealousy seems to be a justified and a motivation for revenge
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Jealousy paragraph 2
Unjustified jealousy causes Othello to act badly
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Jealousy paragraph 3
Desdemona's believe that jealousy doesn't effect Othello and the belief that he is more than that causes problems between the two characters
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Race paragraph 1
Shakespeare presents a seemingly racist society in which they treat Othello badly
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Race paragraph 2
However, Othello doesn't conform to these stereotypes and shows that the stereotypes are simply being used by Iago to turn people against him
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Race paragraph 3
Iago is eventually able to manipulate Othello through reiterating Othello's feelings of inferiority showing how race had an impact on Othello's destruction
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Deception paragraph 1
Self deception
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Deception paragraph 2
As the play progresses his manipulation becomes increasingly malicious with no real reason behind it
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Deception paragraph 3
Iago's deception is eventually found out by other's which allows the reputations of virtuous characters to be restored
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Misogany
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