Orientalism and Oriental Imagery in Shakespeare’s Othello, Titus Andronicus, and Antony and Cleopatra

Some questions:

What does the language used in describing Cleopatra, Othello, and Aaron’s behavior mean when scrutinized with an Orientalist lens?

Why does Antony seemingly become a different more irrational character when he is in Egypt? What is Shakespeare saying about the East?

What benefit is there to portraying Cleopatra as a haughty woman? How can I compare the way she is presented to us in the beginning to the way she is towards the end of the play?

What can we gather from Aaron’s rescue of his son, how can we compare him as a father or parent to his white counterparts’ interactions with their own children? Is he better?

 

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