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The Initiation Ceremony for the Good of War——On the Theme of Othello

Chao-qun LIANG, E ZHANG   

  • Received:2001-05-10 Online:2002-01-01 Published:2025-12-09

Abstract:

In his drama of Othello, Shakespeare deals with the growth of civilization. Tempted by love, a symbol of the new epoch, Othello, a Homeric hero, a god of war, metaphorically participates in an initiation into the emerging new civilization, not without agony and suffering.

Key words: Othello, god of war, civilization, human nature, initiation