In an interview for PBS's Shakespeare Uncovered episode on Othello, Simon Russell Beale, who played Iago to David Harewood's Othello, suggested that as far as Shakespeare villains go, Iago isn't the smartest by a long shot. He argues that really all Iago does is set up some misdirection,...
What is the theme of The Taming of the Shrew? In the novel Jane Eyre, what are some scenes in which Bronte doesn't take feminism far enough? How is Jane still limited by her gender? What type of play is The Taming of the Shrew? What led Desdemona to ma...
24 What Katherina and Katherine do in these final scenes is akin to Elyot ’s call for “seeming,” engaging in behavior that works to provide Petruchio and Henry, respectively, with what each needs to enhance his own reputation. For Katherina, this means making public Petruchio’s successful...