OTHELLO PLAY. References of homosexuality between othello and Iago? where?

Question

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Answer 1

This nonsensical idea has been kicked around for a long time. I defy anyone to show me where it exists in the text. It simply isn't there. It gets recycled every now and again, probably by actors and directors who are too lazy to dig deep enough to discover what's really going on in the text.

You have to understand; the concept of "love" between men in Shakespeare is highly prevalent...but it isn't homosexual love. There is love between male friends, and, as here, a kind of love between the mighty Othello, and his trusted friend, who (in Othello's eyes) has alerted Othello to Desdemona's infidelity.

Does Iago do what he does in the play because he LOVES Othello in a homosexual sense? I think that's a very weak interpretation.

Answer 2

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