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#138 Luke Burgis: The Power of Mimetic Desire

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

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The Powerful Mediators in Shakespeare's Othello

Bhen: I think shakespeare's the best. And i never really understood, i mean, it almost seems clicheed to say, but i never understood the importance until i saw the way that the characters in shakespeare respond to models of desire. In othello, jago is this mediator to everybody in the story, right between othello and desdemona. Bhen: Pretty much any sh Shakespeare play has these really powerful mediators, and their influence is hidden you don't really understand it the first time that you read it.

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