Othello Act 5: Silence | Shakespeare Play by Play

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This an analysis of Act 5 of Shakespeare's play Othello focusing on the theme of silence. Who gets to speak? who gets to tell others to speak? who is prevented from speaking? all this matters in Othello.

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References
All quotations and citations from the play use the Folgers online text:
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