The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-08
our Shakespeare Contest.

The .prizes III tho shakespeare &C
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~ XII AZ the answers to the June c on. .
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4 inridEe, OF Roanoke Miss NJ, Q. iienei
\ rat Voorfies. OF Amherst; Miss Mary
q Early, Of Lynchburg, Va. whose g Apu ~ pc
tsi NJ Ca the reader ever Justify 1ot,,ss
n9la tGo Does her Conduct toward her
&C. 'sxs SIX f'preao's d. I.
sacred n there a0 Is no justication of pesde
h prehensibie S1oice OF a husband BY, nat ~ \,
!. pesdef,,ona was a revolt against custom gus ~
4 and trad ton In favor OF the affections o.
tie heart re aaq sgshtssS, % sao ny Y
las she did, and we cannot belcy ,Ss ir sna
hsr gentle eharn,aas sesnetv ad she fe
ii there was any hope whatever Of winning 'n '
4 her father. . consent, s.,,,,sl nnvc
Yes, the very thhing .na ~, 90, ao Z; a. FRAT
liz forsook her father FOR bin, as s sse osa,
n set him all the more against n ~. her ~
sc ssr %co
u shs 1,ns deceived her father. and may tnee.
fyohrne back to Othello with ever reGu.I',.s
4 force. In fact, 1ago does not permit nun =
: forget It: IS 81 il, 81 5
she did deceive her father narry anS y tea.
your looks. ", Y ~ 4.
N She iov'd them most Il,
\ TO which othello replies:
SO she, did: a i51t ,s
what authority ald nr al lrISe RN a;
/. ton as a senator OF NenlTGS en,se' n duke
\ Which had most power IN Veh 'i'e' - - 49,
e or q sena tor.ii and why . 49,, Phnrrv
AnsIago says to othello. as thSy n nftey
night session Ct TIE oo Hnew Of his
E!H e veu fast married :? for be sure OF this-
that Inc magnihcp Is much b &c ,o,, nt,al
* dS Susie as tho Dukes; he will divorce
Or put upon you what restrain or enforce
xviii wi, I giye him cable s53
ordinarily 1t would seen, that the p ~ Se
had double voice and the senators x eaTn
only once yoes ne h eounei Of Three
Who had ve,-;. nearly double voice as $tre N
I following will show: }a3 !, ~ /. 81 4
unto the DUKE are IRE . ant rdiv scenl
nferior TO the Duke, and yet arc Of NOR mo
authority than he. For their po@er = ~, ~ y
r. sere Sspper h s Hst aas
M re y7t mas Nv william Thonas 1919. On
n iota III. 1875, Jourdan asserts tina na
svs to IT'S the coH puNe sad doubo
4 ,aices Brapantio could have outruled him.
there any 3vstaca :. tSe N IasSSs
for othsl Feader sy Il
aso? IS he wholly evil? II he 's has Q re-
i ee trait, what Is II? IT, .or,e scandal
Answer, There had been some set a..,ta 6
/,tho1lo nd Emilia, laEO' VIE,
4 a a9Gc might have Justified his hatred t 70
otheiio, had he cared much i9r ms 5% Savs
,da 6ftn snS fs fssa he
Was only ensign, was the fatal cause a,.. ~
his ill-doing, to which was aee'eu
sr The more more We study his character t1e
more convinced that ,,r ns% Sn pa ae
K that we can we'll believe some sucn may
walk the earth To-Day, = 80, - =. NE
know that Just SO surely as an obstacle ,Sa
3 Mrose In his path, Just 50 surely ,, he nis-
posed Of ,SrIe, s hear1 neenlapiy brave
4 noldier. he had absolutely no F ''
1 trait.
Ing o Nnai o aad Desasnona ts the tale
, Of their courtsh!p and mnrriaseI M VIVA.
nss does Ro ss ReE .faseasS
foundation OF lagos friendship for Roder!-
i = Answer. Branant,o accuses othelo @ Of
u usng some wtchery unlawful e YIN 4 Des.
4 denona. and the story OF the courtship,ls
told b. othelio and confirmed BY Desds-6
mona to ehowthat she enconragfed o NJ was
4 won e only BY his tales OF adventure an. and
Il military prowess Tho whole story OF their
4 courtship seems to be told Wneh O.h ','is
( says: YS3f,.Sf Fl
"she loved n:e for the dangers had
s And P'I loved her that she did pity them"
Roaer.go was young Venetian gentle
4 man OF some, small means. but little brains
4 who had baeh ono, LOT Desdem2,na's az
Il. rnirers. lie y, very weak and s'liy--iaeols
usual lagos friendship I Is founded ny ed
I upon benefit TO accrue 70 hlm ,s,! Z, llo
Gtsrs . WIFI Th ,ayor ne viii supply HIM
With With gifts 10, TO be- presented 10 her IN ,h!s
name name and Roderiso turns all Of his money
Il t toid from time TO time that she receives
them kindly. and that he IS gaming e'o '
with her rs
love and Its obligations q lofty one? WY ny
was 1t that when Iago gave voice 70 Sor ms
!nslnua,iors agans, pes dt res hone?
Answer otheo was acknowledgements
and simplicity Itself In deallnb VIII W.
g;nen. or In dealing with knaves; absolute
~ Ignorant of the world. he was accus-
y toned 10 look upon all whom ne met as
!, trusted his own judgment upon matters
sppertalning to other than his profession.
Therefore, we can well understand that
81 his conception ot marital love was romantic
i and impractical. 4 w t3 III u
gt d Lett t, himself Othsllo would never have
dreamed OF suspecting his wife, bull no
Y takes Iago TO be the frank. open-hearted,
wholesoued friend he seems to be. with the
very knowledge OF the world that he him
Y self lacks, and when he Is told horrible
II, tales cannot bring himself to dsbelieve
S.i his friend. because nc doubts his own
si 4Worth!ness OF such Wife. The disparity
Il Of their ages, The difference In their TEN.
permanent and training. all thr9ng 70 taunt
handsome and captivating Cassie. with al
III, ways a keen hense Of Cassio's advantages.
1 O.helo should have doubted any one.
every one (even the honest t?l and trusted
Iago) when they cast aspersons upon HIS
wife His should have been the privilege
" to shield and protect her.
g. How does shakespeare present Cassie
10 his reader? What sympathy is aroused
y Il BY Cassie, and why? IL he manly or un-
Y 4 manly? Give reasons for opinion?
5nl Answer During O1hello's brief woolng
y and while he was making his arrangements
for his secret marriage. he had one con-
idant--Cassio--a Florentlne. much younger
! + than himself On account OF Cassios gall
lantry and great accomplishments, as well
4 as his affection for him. othelo had made
q him his lieutenant, Cassie united solid
I.In. a nj dCta han "A