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This is one instance of Shakespeare trying to alienate Othello. Throughout the play, Shakespeare uses phrases to show how different Othello is; coming from a different country and having colored skin.

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Q: Why does brabantio believe that Othello could have won desdemona's love only through witchcraft?
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Why is Brabantios suit against Othello balked?

Brabantio did not want Othello for a son-in-law. Despite his appearance of being nice to Othello, Brabantio is a racist man. He accused Othello of "witchcraft" and stealing his daughter because he cannot understand why Desdemona could possibly love a black man.Furthermore, at the beginning of the play, he tells Roderigo to go away because "My daughter is not for thee". However, when he learns that Desdemona had indeed eloped, he wishes that it was Roderigo who had married Desdemona instead.


Why does Brabantio oppose his daughter's marriage to Othello?

Barbantio's reaction to Othello and Desdemona's marriage was he thought that Othello used magic on Desdemona. He couldn't believe his daughter, a Venetian woman would love a dark Moor without Othello using magic.


What play do many scholars believe Othello is based?

Most scholars believe that Othello was based on a story, not a play, by the Italian author Cinthio called "Un Capitano Moro" or a Moorish Captain.


What obsession is there in Othello?

Othello is obsessed with Desdamona, making it easy for Iago to use him and make him believe anything. Iago is obsessed with his revenge for not being promoted. He wants to get revenge on Cassio and Othello for making him look like a fool.


What attracts Othello to Desdemona?

Desdemona is in many ways the opposite of Othello: of an old established Venetian family, white, inexperienced and very young. Othello is middle-aged, black, widely experienced and a man without any pedigree at all in Venetian society. Her differentness may have attracted him to her at the outset, but he must also have noticed her wonderful openness, clarity of vision, unshakeable fidelity, courage and kindness. These characteristics would win him for longer than just her novelty. The idea of being attracted to someone different as a novelty is used by Iago to undermine Othello's self-confidence. Iago tells Othello that once the novelty wears off, Desdemona will turn from Othello to other men, and Othello, who is a very humble man, is tempted to believe this because he does not see the many virtues which Desdemona really loves him for: his wisdom, experience, humility, equanimity, courage, fair-mindedness and his deep and genuine devotion to her.

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Who is Desdemona's father in Othello?

Brabantio is Desdemona's father. He becomes very upset when Desdemona elopes with Othello and accuses Othello of committing witchcraft in order to woo his daughter. Othello denies any wrongdoing and Brabantio warns Othello that if Desdemona deceived her father, she can deceive Othello as well. Brabantio dies from a broken-heart resulting from Desdemona's marriage.


What does Brabantio believe?

He thinks that Othello has seduced Desdemona using magic.


Why is Brabantios suit against Othello balked?

Brabantio did not want Othello for a son-in-law. Despite his appearance of being nice to Othello, Brabantio is a racist man. He accused Othello of "witchcraft" and stealing his daughter because he cannot understand why Desdemona could possibly love a black man.Furthermore, at the beginning of the play, he tells Roderigo to go away because "My daughter is not for thee". However, when he learns that Desdemona had indeed eloped, he wishes that it was Roderigo who had married Desdemona instead.


Why does Brabantio oppose his daughter's marriage to Othello?

Barbantio's reaction to Othello and Desdemona's marriage was he thought that Othello used magic on Desdemona. He couldn't believe his daughter, a Venetian woman would love a dark Moor without Othello using magic.


Did Puritans believe in witchcraft and supernatural?

Yes they did. They so believed in witchcraft that they persecuted and killed anyone they felt was practicing witchcraft. See the link below.


Did vikings believe in witches?

i think they might of believed in witchcraft but did they believe in witches


What was he stereotype of venetian women in Othello?

That they were hungry lovers and never satisfied. This makes Othello feel more isolated due to his naivety. Hence the quotation: 'The cunning whore of Venice/ That married Othello.' Once Othello has fallen for Iago's manipulations he describes Desdemona as a 'cunning whore' and links her lack of fidelity to her origin. Deriving from the sexuality of Venetian women, he goes on to describe himself in the third person. In doing so Othello distances himself from the marital bond which he made. He wants escapism and distance from the innocent women, whom he is convinced has betrayed him, just like her Father. As Brabantio says: 'She has deceived me and may thee'. This foreshadowing and ominous warning is believed by Othello and he is inclined to believe she has been unfaithful. However Shakespeare's ironic cruelty becomes evident as in fact Desdemona is innocent and falsely accused.


What religion believe in demonology only but not satanism?

Witchcraft.


Did people believe in witchcraft in shakespearen time?

Yes.


What play do many scholars believe Othello is based?

Most scholars believe that Othello was based on a story, not a play, by the Italian author Cinthio called "Un Capitano Moro" or a Moorish Captain.


Does the book A Wrinkle in Time have witchcraft in it?

Well, it depends on your point of view. If you call tessering a form of witchcraft, then yes, it does have witchcraft. If you call eating fake dinners a form of witchcraft, then the book does have witchcraft. It's all up to you, and what you believe everything is about.


Do you believe in witchcraft voodoo or faith healers?

No ! I believe in the teachings of the Byzantine Catholic Church.