what are the central themes in othello

What are the Central Themes in “Othello”

I believe that racism, jealousy, deception and role of women are the most central themes in Othello, but I argue that the most important is racism. Throughout “Othello”, Othello the main body of the play is referred to as, “The moor”, “His Moorship”, “Thick lips” and, “Old black ram”. It is obvious that these remarks are down to his race and his appearance. The result of these insults is that Othello’s individuality is taken away from him and in certain cases he is reduced to a worthless animal.
These descriptions of Othello give us the audience an idea of darkness, violence, and in 1.1 Iago even uses a metaphor suggesting that Othello isn’t even human, “you’ll have your daughter covered with a Barbary horse, you’ll have your nephews neigh to you.” Iago is telling Brabantio that his daughter (Desdemona) has ran-away with Othello, that they are having sex and that his descendants are going to be the equ...