How+are+the+events+in+OTHELLO+similar+to+events+today?

Tsechu: Events in Othello are very similar to what happens today because wrath, envy and revenge is still prevalent today. Soap operas and stories today all involve playing with these emotions. In Othello racism affects how the Venetians view OTHELLO, he is always deemed and called "the Moor." Today racism is still around and it is very visible. Being a student of color myself, I experience racism first hand daily. In Othello, there is war and global issues present. The Ottomites are trying to steal the island of Cyprus from the Venetians. Today there is an ongoing war against terrorism and how the Venetians view the Ottomites is similar to how the Americans view insurgents.

Julio: Well one of the obvious issues that are relevant to modern day is the issue of racism, as Tsechu previously stated. In Othello the time period in which they are in, the people have not accepted people of color for the fact that they are perceived as savages. They always seem to have this preconceived notion of people of color, such as Barbantio did when he first Othello. Calling Othello the Moor is a justification of the racism that was evident in the book. In today's society, there is still racism, however, not evident as it was before. Diversity has expanded a point in which racism is not suitable anymore, hence the decline of discrimination. As I stated before racism still exist just as in the book, but again not as severely as in the time period of the book.