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Episode 36 - Othello by William Shakespeare, Act 2, "All oppression is connected"


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Join Nathan and Adrian as we look at Act 2 and the women of the play are introduced, how do Desdemona and Emilia resist the patriarchal and racist overtures of Iago?

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1531/1531-h/1531-h.htm

00:00-Introduction02:36-Plays in Shakespeare's Time07:17-Performance Section 111:40-Discussion Section 113:48-Deus Ex Machina in Othello14:54-The realities of war on the homefront16:40-Performance Section 221:48-Discussion Section 228:35-Disclaimer on the views presented in Othello29:55-The racism and the patriarchy32:15-Othello as a painful play to watch35:05-All oppression is connected

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