William Shakespeare’s Othello: A rasa Reading
Abstract
William Shakespeare occupies a unique place in India. Indians have been fond of his works for decades like others all over the globe. His comedies appealed and won our hearts immediately. His tragedies also, though they seemed complex and difficult to make aesthetic appeal initially, became very popular later. Othello along with Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear is one of the greatest Shakespearean tragedies. No doubt, most of his tragic heroes do not fit well with the idea of a hero in Indian drama, both classical and popular; as a result they posed complexity for us. Othello was one such complex protagonist in the initial stage of its reception in India.
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