Desdemona: A Play About a Handkerchief by Paula Vogel

Desdemona: A Play About a Handkerchief

Paula Vogel

51 pages first pub 1994 (editions)

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Description

Having slept with Othello's entire encampment, Desdemona revels in her bawdy tales of conquest. Her foils and rapt listeners are the other integral and re-imagined women of this Shakespeare tragedy: Emilia, Desdemona's servant and the wife of Iago...

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Community Reviews Summary of 56 reviews

Moods

dark 66%
emotional 66%
tense 66%
challenging 33%
funny 33%
reflective 33%
sad 33%

Pace

fast 66%
medium 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.66

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