The Only Use of
paradox
in
Othello, the Moor of Venice
- These are old fond paradoxes to make fools laugh i' the alehouse.†
Scene 2.1paradoxes = situations or statements that may be true but are surprising or seem impossible because parts of them seem to contradict each other
Definition:
a situation or statement that may be true but is surprising or seems impossible because parts of it seem to contradict each other