Akademik Ara 3 t õ rmalar Dergisi - 2014, Say õ 60, Sayfalar 29-52 29 Akademik Ara3tõrmalar Dergisi OTHELLO: ALIEN IN VENICE Alpaslan TOKER , Abstract Alienation is one of the most widely-confronted phenomena not only in philosophy, psychology, sociology and politics, but also in literature of various genres. Almost every individual in society inevitably experiences some form of alienation in their everyday lives. Othello, the title character in one of William Shakespeare’s most well-known tragedies bearing the same name, stands alone despite his military prowess and services he had done to a civilized city reputed for its democracy and tolerance towards outsiders. Throughout the play, readers as well as audiences find Othello desperately striving to accommodate himself into the perfect Venetian of higher birth, to embrace the Venetian concepts of race, gender, religion, matrimony, sexuality and power and to break away from the typical characteristics of a stereotyped “Moor.” However, his blackness and his exotic notions of honesty as well as honor become indication of his otherness and alienation, which make him a target of derogatory and disrespectful remarks when his matrimony to Brabantio’s daughter was discovered. This article attempts to find out and analyze Othello’s transition from an “honorary white” to a complete outcast due to the effect of both racial and sensual difference. Key words: Othello, Moor, outsider, other and alienation. , Assist. Prof. Dr., International Burch University, Department of English Language and Literature, atoker@ibu.edu.ba; Yrd. Doç. Dr., Uluslararasõ Burç Üniversitesi, 1ngiliz Dili ve Edebiyatõ Bölümü.