Othello Group at eNotes http://www.enotes.com/othello/group The latest discussion, including questions and answers, from the Othello Group at eNotes. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:22:31 en-us <![CDATA[Othello, a Moor, a dark skinned warrior, has risen to rank of general in...]]> http://www.enotes.com/othello/q-and-a/help-with-othello-s-character-18687 http://www.enotes.com/othello/q-and-a/help-with-othello-s-character-18687 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:22:31 PST <![CDATA[Lodovico's role, although small, is important to show the change in...]]> http://www.enotes.com/othello/q-and-a/what-lodovicos-function-play-132 http://www.enotes.com/othello/q-and-a/what-lodovicos-function-play-132 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:22:32 PST <![CDATA[The symbol of the handkerchief is at the heart of the play's terrible...]]> http://www.enotes.com/othello/q-and-a/what-significance-quot-handkerchief-quot-symbol-28863 http://www.enotes.com/othello/q-and-a/what-significance-quot-handkerchief-quot-symbol-28863 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:16:06 PST <![CDATA[Othello tells Desdemona that the handkerchief was woven by a 200 year...]]> http://www.enotes.com/othello/q-and-a/what-significance-quot-handkerchief-quot-symbol-28863 http://www.enotes.com/othello/q-and-a/what-significance-quot-handkerchief-quot-symbol-28863 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:07:29 PST <![CDATA[What is the significance of the Handkerchief, as a symbol in...]]> http://www.enotes.com/othello/q-and-a/what-significance-quot-handkerchief-quot-symbol-28863 http://www.enotes.com/othello/q-and-a/what-significance-quot-handkerchief-quot-symbol-28863 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:59:04 PST <![CDATA[Gaps in Othello relate to time shifts, and background information. With...]]> http://www.enotes.com/othello/q-and-a/what-some-gaps-silences-othello-23263 http://www.enotes.com/othello/q-and-a/what-some-gaps-silences-othello-23263 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:51:34 PST <![CDATA[Desdemona is a mass of contradictions. One of these contradictions are...]]> http://www.enotes.com/othello/group/discuss/analyze-desdemonas-role-play-she-merely-passi-4219#5 http://www.enotes.com/othello/group/discuss/analyze-desdemonas-role-play-she-merely-passi-4219#5 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:16:56 PST <![CDATA[Roderigo functions as a pawn for Iago. As a rejected suitor of...]]> http://www.enotes.com/othello/q-and-a/what-roderigos-function-play-133 http://www.enotes.com/othello/q-and-a/what-roderigos-function-play-133 Mon, 4 Aug 2008 21:29:33 PST <![CDATA[Unfortunately, Desdemona lived during a time when women had their...]]> http://www.enotes.com/othello/group/discuss/analyze-desdemonas-role-play-she-merely-passi-4219#4 http://www.enotes.com/othello/group/discuss/analyze-desdemonas-role-play-she-merely-passi-4219#4 Mon, 4 Aug 2008 20:06:04 PST <![CDATA[Desdemona represents the complexity that is "woman".  She...]]> http://www.enotes.com/othello/group/discuss/analyze-desdemonas-role-play-she-merely-passi-4219#3 http://www.enotes.com/othello/group/discuss/analyze-desdemonas-role-play-she-merely-passi-4219#3 Mon, 4 Aug 2008 15:41:17 PST <![CDATA[Desdemona does display autonomy and courage, especially at the beginning...]]> http://www.enotes.com/othello/group/discuss/analyze-desdemonas-role-play-she-merely-passi-4219#2 http://www.enotes.com/othello/group/discuss/analyze-desdemonas-role-play-she-merely-passi-4219#2 Mon, 4 Aug 2008 15:00:41 PST <![CDATA[Analyze Desdemona's role in the play. Is she merely a passive victim of...]]> http://www.enotes.com/othello/group/discuss/analyze-desdemonas-role-play-she-merely-passi-4219 http://www.enotes.com/othello/group/discuss/analyze-desdemonas-role-play-she-merely-passi-4219 Mon, 4 Aug 2008 08:48:14 PST <![CDATA[The transition of setting from Venice to Cyprus puts Othello outside the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/othello/q-and-a/why-does-shakespeare-move-setting-play-cyprus-119 http://www.enotes.com/othello/q-and-a/why-does-shakespeare-move-setting-play-cyprus-119 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:43:13 PST <![CDATA[By marrying Othello, Desdemona defies both parental authority and the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/othello/group/discuss/desdemonas-feminism-4125#4 http://www.enotes.com/othello/group/discuss/desdemonas-feminism-4125#4 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:37:21 PST <![CDATA[ Feminism by definition states that there is equality among the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/othello/group/discuss/desdemonas-feminism-4125#3 http://www.enotes.com/othello/group/discuss/desdemonas-feminism-4125#3 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:31:18 PST <![CDATA[Feminism can be defined as a women's "movement" that worked to...]]> http://www.enotes.com/othello/group/discuss/desdemonas-feminism-4125#2 http://www.enotes.com/othello/group/discuss/desdemonas-feminism-4125#2 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:23:38 PST <![CDATA[Desdemona's Feminism in "Othello"]]> http://www.enotes.com/othello/group/discuss/desdemonas-feminism-4125 http://www.enotes.com/othello/group/discuss/desdemonas-feminism-4125 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 06:15:00 PST <![CDATA[There are a lot of ironies used in this play. The most important one is...]]> http://www.enotes.com/othello/group/discuss/literary-devices-othello-4089#3 http://www.enotes.com/othello/group/discuss/literary-devices-othello-4089#3 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:26:59 PST <![CDATA[Shakespeare uses the literary device of dramatic irony in Othello....]]> http://www.enotes.com/othello/group/discuss/literary-devices-othello-4089#2 http://www.enotes.com/othello/group/discuss/literary-devices-othello-4089#2 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:13:55 PST <![CDATA[Literary Devices in "Othello"]]> http://www.enotes.com/othello/group/discuss/literary-devices-othello-4089 http://www.enotes.com/othello/group/discuss/literary-devices-othello-4089 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:51:52 PST