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... Othello had passed him over and chosen Cassio as his lieutenant ? On another matter relating to the characterization of Iago ( and Othello ) , the credibility of Othello's believing Iago's slan- der , I must take issue with Stoll , who ...
... Othello had passed him over and chosen Cassio as his lieutenant ? On another matter relating to the characterization of Iago ( and Othello ) , the credibility of Othello's believing Iago's slan- der , I must take issue with Stoll , who ...
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... Othello does not " really know " Iago is , of course , literally true ; yet Stoll's statement does not square with the facts as Othello understands them up to the time he is misled . After all , Iago was a subordinate of long standing ...
... Othello does not " really know " Iago is , of course , literally true ; yet Stoll's statement does not square with the facts as Othello understands them up to the time he is misled . After all , Iago was a subordinate of long standing ...
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... Othello scharges him . Iago , who has cleverly engineered all this , feigns sympathy for Cassio and suggests that Othello will certainly reinstate him if he appeals to Desdemona to intercede in his behalf . Acting on this advice ...
... Othello scharges him . Iago , who has cleverly engineered all this , feigns sympathy for Cassio and suggests that Othello will certainly reinstate him if he appeals to Desdemona to intercede in his behalf . Acting on this advice ...
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Aaron and Iago | 25 |
Richard III Macbeth and Lady Macbeth | 47 |
Angelo and Shylock | 69 |
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