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This play calls into question the differences between renaissance ideals and the realities of renaissance life and institutions by depicting those realities of renaissance life no matter how harsh they might be. Renaissance ideals, like any set of ideals, are created both for the sake of that present time and for the purpose of history. These ideals were created for the present time of the renaissance to give men a model of what the perfect man should be and therefore something to strive for. Europe was coming out of dark and medieval times and and a big part of this new enlightenment was making oneself better as a means of making society a better place (this is not unlike post WWII United States and the popular ideals created by companies looking to profit from the capitalist boom). The ideals were also created for history's sake. In other words, they were created so that future cultures(like us) would look back at a society with such grand ideals and form the opinion that they must have been truly enlightened and maybe even on the edge of perfection.
The play "Othello", shows us that the Italian renaissance culture was nowhere near perfection, for perfection is impossible(hmmmm...I seem to remember having brought up this small point in reference to another ideal....Utopia perhaps!?!). Maybe this is the reason why Shakespeare writes this play, to show the imperfections of a very idealistic society and the impossibility of perfection among man.

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: This play calls into question the differences between renaissance ideals and the realities of renaissance life and institutions by depicting those realities of renaissance life no matter how harsh they might be. Renaissance ideals, like any set of ideals, are created both for the sake of that present time and for the purpose of history. These ideals were created for the present time of the renaissance to give men a model of what the perfect man should be and therefore something to strive for. Europe was coming out of dark and medieval times and and a big part of this new enlightenment was making oneself better as a means of making society a better place (this is not unlike post WWII United States and the popular ideals created by companies looking to profit from the capitalist boom). The ideals were also created for history's sake. In other words, they were created so that future cultures(like us) would look back at a society with such grand ideals and form the opinion that they must have been truly enlightened and maybe even on the edge of perfection. : The play "Othello", shows us that the Italian renaissance culture was nowhere near perfection, for perfection is impossible(hmmmm...I seem to remember having brought up this small point in reference to another ideal....Utopia perhaps!?!). Maybe this is the reason why Shakespeare writes this play, to show the imperfections of a very idealistic society and the impossibility of perfection among man. : Also, : Check out <a href="http://www.vinco.ru/othello/">THIS</a> site!

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