Julian Girdham

Othello scene by scene 7

Julian Girdham

Show Notes

Act 2 scene 3 is a busy one, with a lot of action moving quickly, in advance of the central scene of the play, Act 3 scene 3, which is only a few minutes' acting away. This episode is on the first part of 2.3.

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