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Title	:	Othello
Author	:	William Shakespeare
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 314 pages
Published	:	January 1st 2004 by Simon Schuster (first published 1603)
Categories	:	Nonfiction. Psychology. Self Help. Business. Personal Development. Science. Productivity

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In Othello, Shakespeare creates a powerful drama of a marriage that begins with fascination (between the exotic Moor Othello and the Venetian lady Desdemona), with elopement, and with intense mutual devotion and that ends precipitately with jealous rage and violent deaths. He sets this story in the romantic world of the Mediterranean, moving the action from Venice to the island of Cyprus and giving it an even more exotic coloring with stories of Othello's African past. Shakespeare builds so many differences into his hero and heroine—differences of race, of age, of cultural background—that one should not, perhaps, be surprised that the marriage ends disastrously. But most people who see or read the play feel that the love that the play presents between Othello and Desdemona is so strong that it would have overcome all these differences were it not for the words and actions of Othello's standard-bearer, Iago, who hates Othello and sets out to destroy him by destroying his love for Desdemona. As Othello succumbs to Iago's insinuations that Desdemona is unfaithful, fascination—which dominates the early acts of the play—turns to horror, especially for the audience. We are confronted by spectacles of a generous and trusting Othello in the grip of Iago's schemes; of an innocent Desdemona, who has given herself up entirely to her love for Othello only to be subjected to his horrifying verbal and physical assaults, the outcome of Othello's mistaken convictions about her faithlessness.

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Original Title:	The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice
ISBN:	0743477553 (ISBN13: 9780743477550)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Iago, Bianca, Othello, Miguel Cássio, Desdêmona, Emilia, Rodrigo
Setting:	Venice(Italy) Cyprus

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The trust, the office I do hold of youNot only take away, but let your sentenceEven fall upon my life. Act I, Scene 3.This is the Othello the reader meets at the beginning of this tragedy. The Renaissance ideal, an archetypal hero, sure of himself, valiant and honorable, in complete self-control when falsely accused of forcing fair Desdemona, the daughter of a nobleman, to marry him. When confronted by the Duke, his defense plea shines with splendid poetry, calm dignity and the voice of reason,

O, beware, my lord, of jealousy;It is the green-ey'd monster, which doth mockThe meat it feeds on." This famous quote made my 14-year-old son, reading Othello for the first time (it was his first Shakespeare ever), come into my room to complain. He was deeply frustrated with the sweet tongue of the evil Iago, speaking in one way and acting in another, spreading fake news and rumours while pretending to be supportive and unselfish. "Iago is even worse than Uriah Heep", he said, referring to a

Here is my copy of Othello with the felty suspicious looking fox bookmark that Karen made for my birthday: He's protecting this book, and doesn't trust anyone!Othello would have done well to be a little less trustworthy. Silly Moor. A bunch of other reviews I noticed have pointed out that this is in some way a great study of sexual jealousy. I think this is an interesting reading of the play, and really more telling of the reader and his or her own feelings / history than the play itself. If

Over breakfast this morning, Not and I invented a new game. It's called Insensitive!™ and the rules are very simple: in twenty-five words or less, write a summary of a book, movie or play that offends as many socio-economic groups as possible. My first entry is below. Not will be posting hers in due course.OthelloItalian bitch with learning disability and daddy issues gets involved with mentally unstable armed forces type and becomes another victim of black-on-white domestic violence.(24 words.

Othello, abridged:OTHELLO: I love my wife!IAGO: She gave Cassio her handkerchief.OTHELLO: OMG THAT CHEATING WHORE!DESDEMONA: Hi honey!OTHELLO: I KEEL YOU!DESDEMONA: *dies*EMILIA: Dude, what is WRONG with you?OTHELLO: Huh?IAGO: Yeah, I totally made that whole wife-is-cheating-on-you thing up. PUNK'D! OTHELLO: OMG I KILLED MY WIFE FOR NO REASON! I KEEL MYSELF!and...scene.

Othello and Macbeth have long been competing for the title of my favourite Shakespeare play. I'm still not sure. The protagonists are similar in that they both instigate their own downfall through fear and paranoia and jealousy - that's what makes their tales so wonderfully tragic. The fantasy aspect of Macbeth works in its favour, but then, it doesn't have Iago. It's a difficult one.

Hands down the worst pillow fight in history.