Magic in the Web: Action & Language in OthelloThe author "traces out literal and symbolic meanings; he analyzes plot relationships; he examines characters in terms of both their psychological and their moral situations, and style in relation to both character and meaning. He traces some effects due to historical meanings which have now been lost by certain words, and he tries to measure the impact of the drama upon, and its significance for, the modern consciousness."--Amazon.com. |
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abuse action appears assurance awareness Bianca Brabantio calls Cassio Chapter character Christian comes critics Cyprus darkness death deception demona Desdemona E. K. Chambers effect Elliott Emilia Empson Eric Voegelin evil fact feeling final Flatter give Granville-Barker handkerchief hate hath heart heaven honest Iago human Iago's images impulse ironic irony J. I. M. Stewart jealousy justice kill kind L. C. Knights lago language Lear light lines literal Lodovico look lover lust magic mass mind means metaphor mind Montano Moor moral murder night Othello passage passion personality phrase play poetic poison possible problem reality revenge Roderigo role romantic says scene sense sexual Shakespeare simply soul speaks speech spirit Stoll storm style suspicion symbolic takes tells thee theme Theodore Spencer theory thief thou thought tion tragedy tragic tragic hero Traversi truth Venice verbal drama victim villain violence virtue witchcraft words