Excerpt: "The Great White Bard"
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Shakespeare and Beyond
Excerpt: "The Great White Bard"
Farah Karim-Cooper explores the way that race is represented by Desdemona in Shakespeare’s Othello, in this excerpt from her new book, The Great White Bard.
Desdemona and Emilia: The testament of female friendship in Othello
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Shakespeare and Beyond
Desdemona and Emilia: The testament of female friendship in Othello
Desdemona and Emilia’s friendship inspires resistance and the courage to speak the truth, resulting in Iago’s exposure and Desdemona’s exoneration.