Explain what this line reveals about Othello’s self-esteem “Maybe because I am black, and I don’t have manners like courtiers do, or because I am getting old-but that’s not much.”

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Othello

Explain what this line reveals about Othello’s self-esteem “Maybe because I am black, and I don’t have manners like courtiers do, or because I am getting old-but that’s not much.”

(III.iii.pg. 12)

Asked by Budova E #970025 on 3/27/2020 12:15 AM

Last updated by Aslan on 3/27/2020 12:59 AM

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Answered by Aslan on 3/27/2020 12:59 AM

Othello knows he is needed by the Greek military but on a social scale he will always be considered a moor. He is used to being slighted by others within the social hierarchy.

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