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Teaching Othello — Avoiding the Iago Effect

In his lecture to the Teaching Shakespeare Institute yesterday, Dr. Michael Whitmore described a recent conversation. “In five minutes or less, explain to me why schools should teach Shakespeare,” someone asked him.  In reply, he picked on play that has … Continue reading

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