The Power Of Langauage In Othe
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In Othello, Shakespeare explores the relationship between words and events. Spoken thought, in the play, has all the power of
action; speaking about an event will make that event become reality for those who hear - it will affect reality as if that event had
taken place. Shakespeare demonstrates th ....
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Othello's monologue before he murders Desdemona is an excellent passage to study Shakespeare's thesis of how words relate to
action.
7 Put out the light, and then put out the light!
8 If I quench thee, thou flaming minister,
9 I can again thy former light restore
10 Should I repent me. But once put out thy light,
11 Thou cunning'st pattern of excelling nature,
12 I know not where is that Promethean heat
13 That can thy former light relume: when I have plucked the
14 rose
15 I cannot give ....
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