324: Shakespeare (Othello)

“You, mistress, That have the office opposite to Saint Peter, And keep the gate of hell!” —Shakespeare (Othello)

Poor Othello, learning too late that he was manipulated. It’s almost as if Shakespeare meant it as a cautionary tale.

 

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