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Jack and Molly close read Othello's recount of the wooing of Desdemona from act 1, scene 3. But who's really wooing who in this speech? Is storytelling a form of witchcraft? They also consult the OED for Shakespeare's definition of pity.
Desdemona: "I wish I knew someone exactly like you."
Othello: "Hey, have you met me?"
By Cardboard Box Productions, Inc.Jack and Molly close read Othello's recount of the wooing of Desdemona from act 1, scene 3. But who's really wooing who in this speech? Is storytelling a form of witchcraft? They also consult the OED for Shakespeare's definition of pity.
Desdemona: "I wish I knew someone exactly like you."
Othello: "Hey, have you met me?"