Daily Journal · Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Laurence Olivier insisted on playing Othello in blackface. The play debuted at The National Theater in London and was filmed in 1965.
Today's Work · Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Iambic Pentameter (RSC)
Language in Othello (Folger)
Deception (Folgers)
Othello and Iago (National Theater)
Jealousy (Folger)
Doubt (Stratford)
Quote of the Day · Tuesday, February 3, 2026
That which we persist in doing becomes easier for us to do; not that the nature of the thing itself is changed, but that our power to do is increased.