William Shakespeare: OthelloNick Potter, Nicholas Potter "Othello" is perhaps Shakespeare's most troublesome tragedy. While it has retained its popularity on the stage, many critics have struggled to come to terms with it. The Romantics warmed to the figure of Othello himself and wrung their hands over the plight of Desdemona; the Modernists looked down on the play as an achievement of Shakespeare's stagecraft rather than of his imagination. Excerpting and discussing the critical history of the play from the earliest pronouncements to present-day criticism, this guide does justice to the variety of opinion and points out significant themes and recurring critical concerns, without glossing over the ugly racism of many critical accounts and the inadequacy of many attempts to face up to the issues raised by the play. |
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Shiloh Walker. NEVER. AS. IT. SEEMS. Shiloh Walker When a woman shares her deepest secret with the man she loves, the last thing she wants is for him to laugh at her. Or worse...not believe her. But that was what happened three years ...
Shiloh Walker. NEVER. AS. IT. SEEMS. Shiloh Walker When a woman shares her deepest secret with the man she loves, the last thing she wants is for him to laugh at her. Or worse...not believe her. But that was what happened three years ...
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... seem to fly out of this old brain with which the Lord provided me. I seem to be pondering the whatever and suddenly something comes to mind that “fancies” my tickle and I think of details of “something” that seems uncanny. Why just the ...
... seem to fly out of this old brain with which the Lord provided me. I seem to be pondering the whatever and suddenly something comes to mind that “fancies” my tickle and I think of details of “something” that seems uncanny. Why just the ...
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... seems like an affable fellow with a good sense of humor, and he is totally not fucked up. But he is weird. He's weird in ways that are expected, and he's weird in ways that are not. I anticipated that he might seem a little odd when we ...
... seems like an affable fellow with a good sense of humor, and he is totally not fucked up. But he is weird. He's weird in ways that are expected, and he's weird in ways that are not. I anticipated that he might seem a little odd when we ...
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