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The question of gender is even more pronounced in Othello than in most other tragedies because male sexuality is, by virtue of the hero’s skin colour, as much as an issue as female sexuality (Callaghan, 36). Hence issues of race and gender can be seen throughout the Shakespearean play Othello. It can be said that binary oppositions are apparent in the reading of Othello, for example black versus white and woman versus man. ... We see in Othello, the idealization and degradation of sexuality, the disintegration of male authority and the loss of female power, the isolation of men and women and the degeneration of Othello to prevailing generalisations about Black men. ... However, in Shakespeare’s Othello, the main character of the same name is seen as a hero of outstanding qualities. This is central to the reading of Othello. Othello is often given the title “valiant moor”(Shakespeare I. ... 48), although to his face “Valiant Othello” (Shakespeare I. ... Montano also calls Othello “brave Othello”(II. ... Iago often associates Othello with animal imagery: “an old black ram” (Shakespeare I. ... 87) showing that this is what he wants Othello to become. Women are usually identified as associated with the physical act of sex, but by doing so Iago is associating Othello to this act. ... Othello and Iago can be seen as total opposites on the surface. ... But yet Othello is described by the Duke to Desdemona’s father as: “Your son-in-law is far more fair than black. ... Othello seems to be at the beginning of the play “fair skinned” as he is free from moral stain and virtuous. Because stereotypes about black men are mostly negative and Othello does not fit the norm he is described as being like a noble fair skinned man.