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- Title
Love, Pity, and Deception in "Othello."
- Authors
Smith, Shawn
- Abstract
Presents literary criticism of the play "Othello" by William Shakespeare. It outlines the importance of the written text as compared to the visual performance and highlights the event of the death of the heroine, Desdemona. It discusses the use of props and the symbolism they can imbibe, and also analyzes the speech made by the main character, Othello, at the end of the play. It also explores the play's status in the genre of tragedy.
- Subjects
OTHELLO (Play : Shakespeare); CRITICISM &; interpretation of Shakespeare's works; DESDEMONA (Fictional character); OTHELLO (Fictional character); ENGLISH drama (Tragedy); STAGE props
- Publication
Papers on Language & Literature, 2008, Vol 44, Issue 1, p3
- ISSN
0031-1294
- Publication type
Literary Criticism