A jealousy so strong that judgement cannot cure

Samenvatting: In deel een exploreren we enkel gedachten en concepten over jaloezie. We gaan hier punt voor punt te werk als in een soort vrije associatie. In deel twee lezen we De tragedie van Othello, de Moor van Venetië, een stuk van William Shakespeare. We lezen dit stuk als een seminarie over jaloezie. Tussen de delen serveren we een intermezzo over jaloezie in het werk van Edvard Munch.

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