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Thought for the Day I'm quite sure Shakespeare enjoyed writing Iago much more than he did ...

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I'm quite sure Shakespeare enjoyed writing Iago much more than he did writing Othello. If you write about someone you love, what the hell are you supposed to say about that person? It's much better to have something between you and your main character that grates.

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