Religious views of William Shakespeare his time in his sensitivity to the Islamic world and its inhabitants." According to the conclusion of Prof Matthew Dimmock, Shakespeare's depiction of Islam and Muslims "denied either scriptural congruence or religious coherence, embodied in the martially aggressive male." Shakespeare's works included several Muslim characters, including Aaron the Moor in "Titus Andronicus", the Prince of Morocco in "The Merchant of Venice" and Othello in the eponymous play. These works are said to have been inspired by several Moorish delegations from Morocco to Elizabethan England around 1600, such as that of Abd el-Ouahed ben Messaoud. Shakespeare also makes one explicit reference
Hesledon Moor East The dominant grassland species include common bent, "Agrostis capillaris", sweet vernal-grass, "Anthoxanthum odoratum", and crested dog's-tail, "Cynosurus cristatus". In places the grassland displays a weakly developed acidic character; common bent and sheep's fescue, "Festuca ovina", are the dominant species. A short distance to the south, the smaller parcel supports a base and nutrient-rich soligenous fen-type vegetation in which the dominant species varies between purple moor-grass, "Molinia caerulea", and meadowsweet, "Filipendula ulmaria". Hesledon Moor East Hesledon Moor East is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Easington district in east County Durham, England. It is located on the southern edge