OTHELLO PLAY. References of homosexuality between othello and Iago? where?

Question

thank you =]

Answer 1

All speculation. I seriously can't find any or what people claim are references to homosexuality, I believe are not credible.

Answer 2

Some recent scolars have speculated that the extreme hatred and jealousy Iago has for Othello is actually the repression of homosexual love. Here is a website that has some info on it--I can't vouch for it's crdibility but it has some info you could explore:
http://www.tocatch.info/en/Othello.htm#Sexuality:
"Sexuality
At the beginning of the 21st Century, several critics inferred that the relationship between the Moor and his Ancient is one of Shakespeare's characteristic subtexts of repressed homosexuality. Most notably David Somerton, Linford S. Haines and JP Doolan-York in their 2006 publication "Notes for Literature Students on the Tragedy of Othello," devote several chapters to arguing the case for 'Sexuality and Sexual Imagery' in the play. They analyze in great depth the play's climax, Act III Scene I, with its oaths, vows and formal, semi-ritualistic declarations of love and commitment as being a dark parody of a heterosexual wedding ceremony; they continue by saying that Iago replaces Desdemona in Othello's affections.
Somerton, Haines and York-Doolan come to the conclusion that Iago is a pre-Jungian expression of Shakespeare's shadow , his repressed sexuality(which remains the subject of much heated debate among today's scholars). This also would explain why the anti-protagonist of this tragedy is so much more appealing and developed as a character than in any of Shakespeare's other plays. The discourse concludes with the speculation that Shakespeare has drawn on the androphilia of Classical society and that Iago's unrequited love for the General is the explanation for his otherwise motiveless but passionate loathing.

It should be stressed that though there are many strong arguments for this reading of the play's central relationship, it is a reading currently adopted only by a significant minority of respected critics." (from the website)

Below is another website that may be helpful.

Answer 3

In the play's climax, Act III Scene I, with its oaths, vows and formal, semi-ritualistic declarations of love and commitment as being a dark parody of a heterosexual wedding ceremony; It is said that Iago replaces Desdemona in Othello's affections.

Answer 4

I agree with some of the answerers above. It's all a Postmodern speculation. Since Shakespeare was interpreted so many times, some people just took the liberty to assume some things from the gender studies and homosexual points of view. But there's nothing there for real...

Answer 5

total nonsense. Iago's ambition has nothing sexual about it, except perhaps for his envy of Othello's having Desdemona as his own.

Answer 6

None. clear misreading