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So, I want to read all of Shakespeare’s stuff, but I think the tragedies are the ones I like the least. He has a particular formula for tragedies and comedies; lots of characters, lots of misunderstandings, lots of plotting, etc. For the comedy, everything gets resolved, the guy gets the girl, and everyone is happy. For the tragedies, everything gets resolved, the main characters die, and the bad guy wins. This was no exception. Iago was so obviously evil the suspense amidst all his manipulating
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Of the five or six Shakespeare plays I have read so far, Othello was the most understandable, and therefore enjoyable, play I have read so far. I don’t know if it’s because I’m now more accustomed to Shakespeare’s English, or the theme was more engaging, but I could not put this one down.
Othello is a story of love, trust, betrayal and jealousy. When the play begins, we are introduced to Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army, and Desdemona, a Venetian lady, who elopes with Othello again ...more
Othello is a story of love, trust, betrayal and jealousy. When the play begins, we are introduced to Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army, and Desdemona, a Venetian lady, who elopes with Othello again ...more
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