Otello: The North Star
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With such an emphasis on Otello’s flaws, how is it that Desdemona fell in love? In her play “Desdemona,” the writer Toni Morrison reimagines the love story between Otello and Desdemona, bringing to light their connections to Africa which are so often overlooked and underplayed on stages around the world.
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