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Brewer's: Iago
[Yago or E-a'-go]. Othello's ensign or ancient. He hated the Moor both because Cassio, a Florentine, was preferred to the lieutenancy instead of himself, and also from a suspicion that the…Shakespeare on Film
Infoplease picks the best film adaptations of Shakespeare by Shmuel Ross Relatively Faithful Adaptations • Looser Adaptations • Shakespeare as Launching Pad Relatively Faithful Adaptations…Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson was a singer, actor and African-American activist whose performing career was hampered by the anti-communist craze of the 1950s. Paul Robeson attended Rutgers College on a scholarship…O - Film
Director:Tim Blake NelsonWriter:Brad KaayaLions Gate Films; R; 91 minutesRelease:8/01Cast:Mekhi Phifer, Josh Hartnett, Julia Stiles The distinction is simple: in William Shakespeare's…Brewer's: Oswald's Well
commemorates the death of Oswald, Christian king of Northumbria, who fell in battle before Penda, pagan king of Mercia, in 642. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Shakespeare Quotes: Tragedies
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears William Shakespeare Related Links William ShakespeareQuiz: Famous Quotes from Shakespeare Shakespeare's PlaysShakespeare's…Brewer's: Aglaos
The poorest man in Arcadia, pronounced by Apollo to be far happier than Gyges, because he was “contented with his lot.” Poor and content is rich and rich enough; But riches endless are as…Tales from Shakespeare, by Charles and Mary Lamb
Charles and Mary Lamb William Shakespeare Contents Preface The Tempest Midsummer Night's Dream Winter's Tale Much Ado About Nothing As You Like It Two Gentlemen of Verona…Brewer's: Other Day
(The). The day before yesterday. The Old English other was used for second, as in Latin, unus, alter, tertius; or proximus alter, tertius. Starting from to-day, and going backwards,…Brewer's: Philter
(A). A draught or charm to incite in another the passion of love. The Thessalian philters were the most renowned, but both the Greeks and Romans used these dangerous potions, which…