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Your assignment is to prepare and submit a paper on how does shakespeare present the outsider in othello.
Your assignment is to prepare and submit a paper on how does shakespeare present the outsider in othello. Who is an outsider? One who doesn't fit into the existing social and cultural set up of the society is an outsider! The society is not comfortable with him. One is not comfortable with the values of the society and is unable to assimilate into the mainstream. One lives with a conscious effort to preserve one's own identity. One sincerely and strikingly believes that the values practiced are more precious than the values prevalent in the society in which one is living. . Unable to find the perfect discipline of one's choice, one is compelled to carry on with the available discipline. Often one faces a clash of values with serious implications. The conflict between Shylock and Antonio, in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, is similar. The verbal duels between them indicate how their personalities are contradictory. For example, Shylock thinks that a man of Antonio's upbringing can neither lend nor borrow for advantage, whereas for Shylock it is a way of life. This is the confirmation of the difference between a Christian and a Jew.
The approach to money, of the Christians and Jews in the 16th century Venice, was entirely different. To Christians, earning interest by lending, was a sin. So the presence of the Jews(outsiders) was considered necessary to save Christians from the sin of lending to earn interest. . The Jews in Venice at that time were held in contempt but their economic utility was appreciated. Jews were necessary like bakers, for the overall welfare of the community. The religious beliefs of Shylock and Antonio show up strongly in their secular activities. Shakespeare cleverly understands and weaves the dialogues indicating the differences between the Jewish and Christian perspectives on the Bible. In Judaism great emphasis is laid on free will, which means human endeavor, incentive and motivations are a prominent part of the action-oriented life. Christians see divine intervention in the day to day happenings and have a greater tendency to rely upon the divine forces. .  .
