Say, do you suppose, when Iago says "I hate the Moor", that he means this moor, or "the [generic] moor"? I mean, of course he has his particular suspicion to avenge as well, but... does Iago feed moorishness to either suspicion or hatred?
THIS moor. Iago has a history of taking things other people consider offensive, and using them to express his personal hatred (see his early comments to Desdemona's father). But that's my very off-the-cuff two cents ... I could probably be persuaded otherwise, if someone gave me evidence for it.
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Ooh, an Othelo scene.
Say, do you suppose, when Iago says "I hate the Moor", that he means this moor, or "the [generic] moor"? I mean, of course he has his particular suspicion to avenge as well, but... does Iago feed moorishness to either suspicion or hatred?
THIS moor. Iago has a history of taking things other people consider offensive, and using them to express his personal hatred (see his early comments to Desdemona's father). But that's my very off-the-cuff two cents ... I could probably be persuaded otherwise, if someone gave me evidence for it.
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