Othello
[oh-thel-oh, uh-thel-oh]
- a tragedy (1604) by Shakespeare.
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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 ShakespeareTom Teodorczuk
June 1, 2014
He was a performing arts student at South Thames College, where he played the lead in Othello in 2010.
She is helplessly oblivious to what is going on between Iago and Othello.
Maggie Smith was Desdemona, the victim of circumstance, in the 1965 Othello adaptation.
Laurence Fishburne is the titular character in the 1995 film of Othello.
Historical Examples
The explanation of this astounding similarity will be given when we come to "Othello."
The Man ShakespeareFrank Harris
In these last respects it is a preparatory study for "Othello."
The Man ShakespeareFrank Harris
It is impossible to read "Othello" without admiring the art of it.
The Man ShakespeareFrank Harris
The characterization of Othello in the rest of this scene is anything but happy.
The Man ShakespeareFrank Harris
The character of the captain in Othello is never deeply realized.
The Man ShakespeareFrank Harris
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.”
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