Othello

[oh-thel-oh, uh-thel-oh]

noun

a tragedy (1604) by Shakespeare.

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Contemporary Examples of othello

For instance, Iago declares in Othello that, “Good wine is a good familiar creature, if it be well used.”
Is That a Bottle of Wine I See Before Me? The Delights of Drunk Shakespeare
Tom Teodorczuk
June 1, 2014
He was a performing arts student at South Thames College, where he played the lead in Othello in 2010.
John Boyega, the Hero of ‘Star Wars: Episode VII,’ Has the Force
Amy Zimmerman
April 30, 2014
She is helplessly oblivious to what is going on between Iago and Othello.
Shakespeare’s Movie Magic
Marina Watts, Malcolm Jones
April 24, 2014
Maggie Smith was Desdemona, the victim of circumstance, in the 1965 Othello adaptation.
Shakespeare’s Movie Magic
Marina Watts, Malcolm Jones
April 24, 2014
Laurence Fishburne is the titular character in the 1995 film of Othello.
Shakespeare’s Movie Magic
Marina Watts, Malcolm Jones
April 24, 2014

Historical Examples of othello

The explanation of this astounding similarity will be given when we come to "Othello."
The Man Shakespeare
Frank Harris
In these last respects it is a preparatory study for "Othello."
The Man Shakespeare
Frank Harris
It is impossible to read "Othello" without admiring the art of it.
The Man Shakespeare
Frank Harris
The characterization of Othello in the rest of this scene is anything but happy.
The Man Shakespeare
Frank Harris
The character of the captain in Othello is never deeply realized.
The Man Shakespeare
Frank Harris

othello in Culture

Othello

A tragedy by William Shakespeare. The title character, a Moor, or dark-skinned Muslim, is a general commanding the forces of Venice. The villain Iago convinces Othello that Desdemona, the general's beautiful and faithful wife, has been guilty of adultery; at the end of the play, Othello smothers Desdemona. A famous line from the play is Othello's description of himself as “one that loved not wisely but too well.”