Misunderstanding in Othello

According to the article, where does the texts tragedy spring from?
acts of misunderstanding.


How does Iago manipulate Othello?
Iago manipulates Othello’s latent insecurities about his new marriage to Desdemona, 

The handkerchief

What two things does the article believe the handkerchief represents?

truth and pure intention or faithful duplication

What does the pattern on the handkerchief represent?

implies the loss of virginity.

The Venetian ‘state of mind’

How does the play Othello characterise Venice?

as an immensely sensationalist society

What did the Venetians have an appetite for?

for the scandalous as opposed to more nuanced thought 

How did John Leo view Africans and why is this a significant difference to Venetian's?

most honest’ and ‘high minded’.

War

Why does this section believe misunderstanding is inevitable?

Gender

In the play, what do Venetian men have little grasp of?

What is Emilia's function?

Summarise this section from a feminist perspective.