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It is the very error of the moon. She comes more nearer Earth than she was wont And… — William Shakespeare

Play · Tragedy (play)

It is the very error of the moon. She comes more nearer Earth than she was wont And makes men mad.

William Shakespeare
Othello · 1604
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Topic
The moonInsanity
Genre
Tragedy (play)
Medium
Play
Time
1604The Renaissance
Person
William Shakespeare
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Current citation
Shakespeare, William. "Othello." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 5, sc. 2.
Original citation
Shakespeare, William. Othello. King's Men, 1 Nov. 1604, Palace of Whitehall, Westminster, London, England, UK, act 5, sc. 2.

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