A BRIEF ANALYZE OF THEMES IN OTHELLO

Uma breve análise dos temas em Otelo

Resumo

The Elizabethan era wasmarked by political tensions such as the Puritan movement and republicanism. However, it was also an intense period in the arts, as after her coronation, Queen Elizabeth I ordered that the arts play a central role in her reign. This occurred not only because she was a cultured queen interested in the arts, but also to appease the people through entertainment. Thus, drama had a happy marriage with English literature, and William Shakespeare became the most influential writer in the world, with an indisputable profusion of themes that he portrayed with mastery. One of the icons of this profusion is the play “Othello, the Moor of Venice,” a tragedy that was first published around 1622 and provokes interesting discussion about human nature. The entire work is centered on envy and jealousy, but secondary themes emerge, all emanating from the human being, which makes the work still contemporary today. This article, which is the result of a lecture given at the IV Cycle of Lectures on Literature – Teaching, Literature, and Cinema: Possible Intercessions, at UNIFAP, presents some discussions on themes from the play, situating the reader in the time and space of Shakespeare.