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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
My name is Chelsee and I have such a boner for Iago.
This is a phenomenal story! I'm not even a Shakespeare fan, and I loved this book!
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Summary: Othello has just married Desdemona, and Iago, who hates Othello and knows that Desdemona’s father will not be happy about his daughter’s marriage to a Black man, decides to tell Desdemona’s father what has happened. Soon after he does, however, Othello, a skilled soldier, is called upon to protect Venice. Iago follows Othello and continues to antagonize him, but to do so in such a way that Othello does not realize that it is Iago who is the cause of all the trouble that he is experiencing.
This tragedy is both frustrating and heartbreaking, and it features one of Shakespeare’s most dislikeable villains.
Iago is a most wondrous villain! how ev'rything fiteth togeth'r in 'rd'r to frameth Desdemona wast merit. I still did like Romeo and Juliet bett'r; the poetry in th're wast most wond'rful and t wast v'ry comical.
La envidia y la ingenuidad de creer que todo el mundo tiene buenas intenciones son dos "cualidades" que no logro comprender. Por eso me ha costado entrar en esta obra, en la que un grupo de gente muy ingenua se deja manipular por alguien envidioso hasta la destrucción.
Shocking it was written over 400 years ago and yet it is still an incredibly refreshing, articulate commentary on racial insecurity and toxic masculinity. Othello is an insightful exploration of stripping characters from their agency through emotions of jealousy, rage, pride, and naivity. Each character breathed from the page and the language between Iago and Othello is satisfyingly rich, like eating at a luxurious banquet.
It’s my first Shakespeare independent of school and it was so rewarding
It’s my first Shakespeare independent of school and it was so rewarding
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
