"Let him do his spite." (Kennedy 919)
Ah, Shakespeare. I am not a fan, really. I have such a hard time reading - or watching - his plays because I get tripped up in the language, as most lazy people such as myself do. If I wanted to sit down with someone who understood this stuff and go through it line by line, maybe I could understand it, and therefore, appreciate it better.
This quote sounds not unlike something I might say to a friend who just told me someone is talking smack about me. Let him talk. I know I'm a good person. That is just what Othello is saying here: My services speak for themselves and no one can blacken my name. Or, at least I hope that's what he was saying...
Yes, exactly! Shakespeare's language does present a barrier, but human beings get involved in the same behaviors. :) Nancy
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