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Brabantio & King Lear

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Father-daughter relationships are a presiding theme in Shakespearian literature, often determined to see them fail

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The shrew

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Emelia and Bianca
A derogatory archetype
‘The Taming of the Shrew’ written around 1590 is a psychologically disruptive play following the ‘taming’ of a woman into a submissive and desirable wife

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Hamlet

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Hamlet’s uncle is consumed by desperation and procrastinates on revenge for much of the play, to escape this Hamlet pretends to be mad
The play similarly explores the relationship between madness and destruction
Hamlet - ‘pours poison in the King’s ears’
O - ‘I’ll pour this pestilence into his ear’ (Iago)

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Edmund in King Lear

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Edmund in King Lear is an example of the ‘malcontent’ who in parallel with Iago is fighting for a role of power, disarming characters in his path, along with Macbeth and Richard III

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‘Hecatommithi’

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It’s thought Shakespeare was inspired by Cinthio’s ‘Hecatommithi’, published in 1565
A collection of tales

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James I ‘Daemonologie’

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Impositions of law surrounding witchcraft

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Parker’s 1995 film

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Iago is linked explicitly to the devil, pictured with soot covering his hands when speaking of the ‘Divinity of hell’ (AO3/AO5)

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