Critical Interpretations: Honour Flashcards
(3 cards)
1
Q
A.C Bradley on honoure
A
“In Othello… it is the honour of his military reputation that is his downfall, a sense of honour that renders him vulnerable to jealousy and manipulation.”
2
Q
Bloom
A
“Othello’s tragedy is that he identifies too strongly with the external perception of honour rather than trusting his own emotional intelligence.”
3
Q
Eliot on honour
A
“Othello’s obsession with honour leads him into a world where only one course of action seems possible to restore it—death—which ironically destroys him in the process.”
- othello’s need for honour kills him in thr process
