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Othello
Also known as The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice, Othello, the Moor of Venice, The Tragedy of Othello, Tragedy of Othello
thumb|Othello and Desdemona in Venice by [[Théodore Chassériau, 1850]]
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- Othello
- title
- The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice
- inception
- 1604-00-00
- publication date
- 1622-00-00
- first line
- Neuer tell me, I take it much vnkindly
- last line
- This heauie Act, with heauie heart relate.
- number of parts of this work
- 5
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39 sectionsContents
- Characters
- Plot
- Act I
- Act II
- Act III
- Act IV
- Act V
- Date and sources
- Shakespeare's sources
- Date
- Early editions
- Themes and critical approaches
- Jealousy
- Race
- Racism
- Patriarchy
- The handkerchief
- Othello and Iago
- Genre
- Iago's motivation
- Double time scheme
- Performance history
- Shakespeare's day to the Interregnum
- Restoration and 18th century
- 19th century
- 20th century
- 21st century
- Screen
- Other media
- Stage adaptations
- Audio
- Music
- Literature
- See also
- Notes and references
- Sources
- Editions of ''Othello''
- Secondary sources
- External links
thumb|Othello and Desdemona in Venice by [[Théodore Chassériau, 1850]]
The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, often shortened to Othello, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare around 1603. Set in Venice and Cyprus, the play depicts the Moorish military commander Othello as he is manipulated by his ensign, Iago, into suspecting his wife Desdemona of infidelity. Othello is widely considered one of Shakespeare's greatest works and is usually classified among his major tragedies alongside Macbeth, King Lear, and Hamlet. Unpublished in the author's life, the play survives in one quarto edition from 1622 and in the First Folio.
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