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  “Prithee, tonight/Lay on my bed my wedding sheets–remember;/And call thy husband hither.” (Desdemona tells Emilia, Act IV, Scene ii, Lines 105-107) This is the quote that lets the readers of the play know that Desdemona and Othello have not … Continue reading →

  Desdemona: “A moth of peace, and he go to the war,/The rites for which I love him are bereft me;” (Act I, Scene iii, Lines 254-255) I found this depiction of Othello and Desdemona’s relationship with each other very … Continue reading →

Desdemona: “I have none. Do not talk to me, Emilia./I cannot weep, nor answer have I none./But what should go by water. Prithee, tonight/Lay on my bed my wedding sheets–remember;/And call thy husband hither.” (Act IV, Scene ii, Lines 103-107) … Continue reading →

I went to see the performance of Othello at Queens Theatre on Friday, May 1st. A major decision they made for this production of Othello was that female actors did all of the acting. They also changed the play to … Continue reading →

    “Her father loved me; oft invited me;/ Still questioned me the story of my life/ From year to year, the battles, sieges, fortunes/ That I have passed./ I ran it through, even from my boyish days/ To th’ … Continue reading →

  Iago: “Nay, but be wise: yet we see nothing done;/She may be honest yet. Tell me but this:/Have you not sometimes seen a handkerchief,/ Spotted with strawberries, in your wife’s hand?” Othello: “I gave her such a one; ’twas … Continue reading →

“O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?/ Deny thy father and refuse thy name;/ Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,/ And I’ll no longer be a Capulet./ ‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy;/ Thou … Continue reading →

  Othello’s very last words in the play are “I kissed thee ere I killed thee. No way but this,/Killing myself, to die upon a kiss.” (Act V, Scene ii, Lines 358-359) Othello feels very guilty and regretful after he … Continue reading →