Originally Posted by Whifflingpin
My daughter, when she was a teenager, used to describe intrigues amongst her friends and misunderstandings every bit as devious as the plot in Othello - There were girls who told lies about people, just to stir things up, or out of spite or to get their own way about something; boys who tried to guard their girlfriends jealously, and flew in a rage if they so much as spoke to another boy; people, like Emilia, who just tried to smooth things over, or thought that they should not interfere, even if they could see what was happening.