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Excerpt: "The Great White Bard"
The Great White Bard by Farah Karim-Cooper
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Excerpt: "The Great White Bard"

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Farah Karim-Cooper explores the way that race is represented by Desdemona in Shakespeare’s Othello, in this excerpt from her new book, The Great White Bard.

Desdemona and Emilia: The testament of female friendship in Othello
Desdemona and Emilia
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Desdemona and Emilia: The testament of female friendship in Othello

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Elise Walter

Desdemona and Emilia’s friendship inspires resistance and the courage to speak the truth, resulting in Iago’s exposure and Desdemona’s exoneration.