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Tag Archives: “Othello and Iago a Marriage Made in Both Heaven and Hell” Ben Brantley “The New York Times”

OTHELLOS AND IAGOS WE’VE LOVED AND HATED   PART 2 

YESTERDAY, BEN BRANTLEY’S PIECE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES got us started in Othellos and Iagos through time. Here in Part 2 we pick up with a complex relationship of … Continue reading

April 14, 2025 · 1 Comment

OTHELLOS AND IAGOS WE’VE LOVED AND HATED    PART 1 

CULTURAL NAIF I’VE ALWAYS BEEN (Moby-Dick is about this big whale), Shakespeare’s Othello is a good-guy Moor, albeit prone to jealousy and homocide; Iago is a bad-guy all-around-conniving ensign. Imagine … Continue reading

April 13, 2025 · 1 Comment