What is Shakespeare suggesting about women’s value in the family?How does the play’s discussion of fidelity and commitment intersect with its statement about marriage?

Specific ideal in Othello related to theme

Examples of starting off questions that can lead to a research paper on Shakespeare’s Othello:

What is Shakespeare suggesting about women’s value in the family? How does the play’s discussion of fidelity and commitment intersect with its statement about marriage?
What is Shakespeare saying about jealousy?

What is Shakespeare saying about the nature of evil? The nature of goodness/innocence?

What is Shakespeare suggesting about otherness, including but not limited to race? To what extent does “outsider” equal “other”?

Finally, you could consider writing a character analysis. Choose a character (other than Othello
or Iago) and answer the following fillintheblank questions: “What is function in the text? How does contribute to the theme(s) of the text?”