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Works Cited
D.J. Enright and Ernst De Chickera, "English Critical Texts 16th century to 20th Century". Oxford University Press, 1962.
E.F. Ludowyk, "Understanding Shakespeare," London, 1993.
D. Nichol Smith, "Shakespearean Criticism" Oxford, 1987.
Arthur M. Eastman,"A Short History of Shakespearean Criticism" New York, 1968.
E.C. Pettet, The New Warwick Shakespeare, "Othello", New Delhi, 1987
Thomas Rymer, "Short View of Tragedy", Oxford, 1983.... Shakespeare Othello. Shakespeare's Othello is one of the tragic play considered to be Universal...
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