andrew_ Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 There's also reason to believe Iago was homosexual and had feelings for Othello. Act 3, Scene 3, Iago, pledging his loyalty to Othello, tells him, “I am your own forever”. Definate sexual undertones imohaha thanks Jamies Sand Snakes! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughie Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Edmund. Bad and funny. But you sympathize with him for being a bastard.I like the bit where he's solliloquizing about whether he should sleep with Goneril or Regan:'To both these sisters have I sworn my love......Which of them shall I take?Both? one? or neither?'Years ago I was at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford when a drunk in the audience shouted 'F*** the one with the big knockers!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime's Wench Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Edmund. Bad and funny. But you sympathize with him for being a bastard.I like the bit where he's solliloquizing about whether he should sleep with Goneril or Regan:'To both these sisters have I sworn my love......Which of them shall I take?Both? one? or neither?'Years ago I was at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford when a drunk in the audience shouted 'F*** the one with the big knockers!'That is perfection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tyrion I Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 I agree whole-heartedly.And as for Edmund.... he's on second place after Iago.I can hear Ken Branagh in my mind. I got an audiobook featuring Kenneth Branagh as Edmund and Sir John Gielgud as King Lear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime's Wench Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 I agree whole-heartedly.And as for Edmund.... he's on second place after Iago.I can hear Ken Branagh in my mind. I got an audiobook featuring Kenneth Branagh as Edmund and Sir John Gielgud as King Lear.*want* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tyrion I Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 It's really awesome. Edith says: check out your mailbox. ;o) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lies And Perfidy Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Edmund, Edmund, Edmund. Fucking awesome.Years ago I was at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford when a drunk in the audience shouted 'F*** the one with the big knockers!'Hahah, talk about an authentic Shakespeare experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serious Callers Only Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Joanna was a terrible lost opportunity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scion of Valyria Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 There's also reason to believe Iago was homosexual and had feelings for Othello. Act 3, Scene 3, Iago, pledging his loyalty to Othello, tells him, “I am your own forever”. Definate sexual undertones imoHuh? That just seems like standard old-school loyalty pledging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologdin Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 edmund is small-fry. cordelia is the true Evil of KL.Huh? That just seemsithat particular line may not do all the required work, but there's a fairly standard reading of othello that makes same-sex desire one of the engines of the conflict. i can't recall how that argument goes or whether i was persuaded by it, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolene Brown Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 edmund is small-fry. cordelia is the true Evil of KL.This quote confused me for at least 5 seconds... I am so used to KL referring to King's Landing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cseresz.reborn Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (because of "Banality of evil") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologdin Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 because of "Banality of eviloh, that is slick! how awesome would it be to write that article: 15,000 words about characters who show up for 4 lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime's Wench Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 edmund is small-fry. cordelia is the true Evil of KL.Huh? That just seemsithat particular line may not do all the required work, but there's a fairly standard reading of othello that makes same-sex desire one of the engines of the conflict. i can't recall how that argument goes or whether i was persuaded by it, though.In my reinterpretation of King Lear, 'Cordelia' is the source of much of the evil in the book. (I am writing a fantasy novel that is loosely based around King Lear).I have to say, she was very ignorant. You'd think she'd have realised what shit she'd cause by not playing her father's game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Arryn Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 MacBeth, the world's first nihilist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 if you think Iago is Shakespeare's most motiveless villain, you've obviously unfamiliar with Titus.Aaron the Moor makes Iago look like a Saint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsManderly Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 if you think Iago is Shakespeare's most motiveless villain, you've obviously unfamiliar with Titus.Aaron the Moor makes Iago look like a Saint.That is a fair point. And Titus Andronicus is right up there with ASOIAF in terms of blood and gunk levels - at least Ramsay hasn't yet cut off anyone's tongue AND hands! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime's Wench Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 That is a fair point. And Titus Andronicus is right up there with ASOIAF in terms of blood and gunk levels - at least Ramsay hasn't yet cut off anyone's tongue AND hands!I hate that scene!!!!!!I also very much remember a goody-two-shoes Christian in my college finding the reference to rape in that play humorous. I was much appalled.But then, Titus was an earlier play. If you believe Shakespeare is one person, then it's obviously when he was going through his angsty stages of writing, which we all go through.If you believe he was more than one... then he didn't write it! Brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straits Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 MacBeth, the world's first nihilist.He's my favorite too. The quote that stuck with me for years is: "I am in blood / Stepp'd in so far, that, should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 I hate that scene!!!!!!I also very much remember a goody-two-shoes Christian in my college finding the reference to rape in that play humorous. I was much appalled.But then, Titus was an earlier play. If you believe Shakespeare is one person, then it's obviously when he was going through his angsty stages of writing, which we all go through.If you believe he was more than one... then he didn't write it! Brilliant!ha, reference? More like, references. Also, you know,, all the actual rape that occurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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