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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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Commons category: 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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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 Unpublished in the author's life, the play survives in one quarto edition from 1622 and in the First Folio.