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Othello

Othello

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  • Author：William Shakespeare
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An exciting new edition of the complete works of Shakespeare with these features: Illustrated with photographs from New York Shakespeare Festival productions， vivid readable readable introductions for each play by noted scholar David Bevington， a lively personal foreword by Joseph Papp， an insightful essay on the play in performance， modern spelling and pronunciation， up-to-date annotated bibliographies， and convenient listing of key passages。

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Reviews

Vrixton Phillips ，

So。。。 I think Emilia is my fave。

Connie ，

4。5 starsTbh this was just fantastic。

Cristina ，

Este es el segundo libro que Leo de Shakespeare y no me ha decepcionado en absoluto。 Es cierto que no ha llegado a gustarme tanto como Hamlet pero me fascina la manera del autor de plasmar estas actitudes tan oscuras y a la vez tan humanas que tienen las personas。 En este caso los celos y la envidia son los protagonistas de esta tragedia en la que vemos cómo un hombre lleno de desconfianza e inseguridad se deja llevar por los consejos de una persona que solo quiere su desgracia。 Veo muchas simil Este es el segundo libro que Leo de Shakespeare y no me ha decepcionado en absoluto。 Es cierto que no ha llegado a gustarme tanto como Hamlet pero me fascina la manera del autor de plasmar estas actitudes tan oscuras y a la vez tan humanas que tienen las personas。 En este caso los celos y la envidia son los protagonistas de esta tragedia en la que vemos cómo un hombre lleno de desconfianza e inseguridad se deja llevar por los consejos de una persona que solo quiere su desgracia。 Veo muchas similitudes con la vida hoy en día， por ejemplo， con las relaciones tóxicas faltas de confianza en la que la posesividad y masculinidad frágil parecen ser lo principal。 Incluso en el sufrimiento de la pobre Desdémona la cual se ha "rebelado" En contra de lo que su padre esperaba de ella por amor demostrando su total autonomía e independencia para la toma de sus propias decisiones， lo cual es algo que rompe con las expectativas del comportamiento de una mujer en esa época。 。。。more

Eliii ，

for schooool

Vinay Ayilavarapu ，

"Our bodies are our gardens， to the which our wills are gardeners; so that if we will plant nettles or sow lettuce， set hyssop and weed up thyme， supply it with one gender of herbs or distract it with many， either to have it sterile with idleness or manured with industry， why the power and corrigible authority of this lies in our wills。"- IagoOthello， it's not a tragedy about a moor's jealousy but a tale of manipulation。 Iago's schemes the demise of Othello by insinuating an affair between capta "Our bodies are our gardens， to the which our wills are gardeners; so that if we will plant nettles or sow lettuce， set hyssop and weed up thyme， supply it with one gender of herbs or distract it with many， either to have it sterile with idleness or manured with industry， why the power and corrigible authority of this lies in our wills。"- IagoOthello， it's not a tragedy about a moor's jealousy but a tale of manipulation。 Iago's schemes the demise of Othello by insinuating an affair between captain's wife Desdemona and lieutenant Cassio。 When things go awry， Iago is there to set things straight。 What might be the motivation for Iago's treachery？ Let's try to explore。"If I would time expend with such a snipeBut for my sport and profit。 I hate the Moor:And it is thought abroad that 'twixt my sheetsHe has done my office: I know not if't be true，But I， for mere suspicion in that kind" - IagoCould it be that Iago is jealous？ prior to the start of the play， Cassio gets promoted as Othello's lieutenant。 Whereas， Iago is left behind as an Ancient（standard-bearer）。 Maybe， Iago is a narcissist？ his wife Emilia mentions that Iago was obsessed with the silk handkerchief presented to Desdemona by Othello。 He had asked her to steal it from her。 The handkerchief represents affection and Iago longs for Othello's attention。But， most likely Iago is a workplace psychopath。 Here's why， Iago publicly humiliates both Emilia and Desdemona as strumpets。 He spreads malicious lies about the Cassio & Desdemona to Othello and Rodrigo（Desdemona's stalker）。 He threatens & kills his wife when she unveils his true nature。 He'll go to extremes to get what he wants。 When the first scheme， which is to reveal Othello's marriage（to Desdemona） to her father fails。 He hatches up another plan， a more devious one（i。e。， spreading rumor of an affair）。 Finally， Iago doesn't show remorse， in fact he's very explicit about his acts， lies and schemes。How does he convince Othello of Cassio's wrongdoing？ Act 3 Scene 3， seeds are sown here。 Iago "My Lord， you know I love you。"Othello "I think thou dost，" 。。。。Iago "For Michael Cassio， I dare be sworn I think that he is honest。"Othello "I think so too。"Iago "Men should be what they seem。 Or those that be not， would they might seem none。"Othello "Certain， men should be what they seem。"Iago "Why then， I think Cassio's an honest man。"Othello "Nay， yet there's more in this！ I prithee speak of me as thy thinkings。 As thou dost ruminate， and give thy worst of thoughts The worst of words。"Iago uses Praeteritio as his rhetoric device。 He first establishes good credit with Othello and then implies Cassio's alleged deviance by not mentioning it。 He relies on Othello's imagination to spread the roots。 This is not the first instance of Iago's manipulation of Othello。 He applied the same technique when he excused Cassio of starting a brawl with Rodrigo & Montano（see Act 2 Scene 3）。Iago understands people around him very well， only for his benefit。 He uses racial tension to provoke outrage from Desdemona's father， curries favor with Othello by portraying honesty & loyalty to win his respect， gives false hope of winning back Desdemona to Rodrigo， and of recover lost title to Cassio。 Perhaps， this exquisite mastery of puppetry， led William Hazlitt to this conclusion about Iago:"He is an amateur of tragedy in real life; and instead of employing his invention on imaginary characters or long-forgotten incidents， he takes the bolder and more desperate course of getting up his plots at home， casts the principal parts among his nearest friends and connections， and rehearses it in downright earnest， with steady nerves and unabated resolution。"Othello "Not I: I must be found。 My parts， my title and my perfect soul Shall manifest me rightly。 Is it they？"Iago "By Janus， I think no。" 。。。more

Sofia Sorrentino ，

Me every time Iago does anything Me every time Iago does anything 。。。more

Diandra Tan ，

Was not expecting to like Emilia so much。 I like her so much more than any of the actual main characters。 This girl saw through Iago before anyone could。

Hassan ，

It's a good book， the plot gets complicated at times and there are scenes that are exaggerated and could have been done better。 I would not suggest this book for anybody who is in their teen years or anybody impatient since this book might take a while to finish。 I think it's ok， but everybody is entitled to their opinion。 Enjoyable but could be better。 It's a good book， the plot gets complicated at times and there are scenes that are exaggerated and could have been done better。 I would not suggest this book for anybody who is in their teen years or anybody impatient since this book might take a while to finish。 I think it's ok， but everybody is entitled to their opinion。 Enjoyable but could be better。 。。。more

Sophia Tambascio ，

no fear shakespeare saved me in school… also good play lol

Carolina Elena ，

3，5Ótima peça para quem gosta de uma fofoca e intriga！

Fiz|فيز ，

This is one of my favourite play's that Shakespeare wrote。 This is my second read of Othello and boy does it deliver。 The plot is just exquisite and seeing it live is just *everything*， because you are literally on the edge of your seat hating Iago but loving the character he plays and wanting to shake Othello for being so gullible。 It's clever and well written。 The themes of racism， love， jealousy， betrayal， revenge and repentance， basically Shakespeare said I want to include everything and so This is one of my favourite play's that Shakespeare wrote。 This is my second read of Othello and boy does it deliver。 The plot is just exquisite and seeing it live is just *everything*， because you are literally on the edge of your seat hating Iago but loving the character he plays and wanting to shake Othello for being so gullible。 It's clever and well written。 The themes of racism， love， jealousy， betrayal， revenge and repentance， basically Shakespeare said I want to include everything and so he did。 The ending was really good no fairy tale ending in a Shakespeare play。 So good！！ 。。。more

salma ，

this read like a mexican novella。。。 shakespeare a latino？？

Yasmine ，

:-/

Leticia ，

didnt love this one

Mario G ，

About jealousy，"a monsterBegot upon itself， born on itself。" About jealousy，"a monsterBegot upon itself， born on itself。" 。。。more

nikki ，

Othello is one of the set texts for my current OU module - It's not my favourite of Shakespeare's plays but I still enjoyed it。 Othello is one of the set texts for my current OU module - It's not my favourite of Shakespeare's plays but I still enjoyed it。 。。。more

Lahari ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 dude really kills his wife with a pillow and the kills himself bruh

Flynn ，

Emilia really saved it。 Act 4 & 5 were the best。 Iago and Emilia were my favs。 Othello can go to hell。 Thank you and goodnight。

Cloud ，

Confieso que Hamlet sigue siendo mi predilecto dentro de los “libros” de Shakespeare， pero Otelo me atrapó de una forma que no lo esperaba。Fuera del típico lenguaje de la época （un dolor de cabeza en ocasiones 😅） la enrevesada historia llena de mentiras y engaños hijas de los celos hicieron que viera mucho de los engaños en los que caemos hoy en día。

cathy king 🤎 ，

good story

persephone☾ ，

moral of the story : abolish men's rights， they don't deserve anything🙄 moral of the story : abolish men's rights， they don't deserve anything🙄 。。。more

seren rix ，

read less than the bare minimum for school and still got the top grade because i know how to beat the system。 dnfed as an act of self care

Old-Fashioned Agnes ，

“O， beware， my lord， of jealousy;It is the green-ey'd monster， which doth mockThe meat it feeds on。”“Othello” by William Shakespeare was written in 1603。 The main theme of it is jealousy。 The antagonist here is Iago。 I read an interpretation that Iago is a personification of devil because he makes evil for its own sake。 “O， beware， my lord， of jealousy;It is the green-ey'd monster， which doth mockThe meat it feeds on。”“Othello” by William Shakespeare was written in 1603。 The main theme of it is jealousy。 The antagonist here is Iago。 I read an interpretation that Iago is a personification of devil because he makes evil for its own sake。 。。。more

Lee Bryant ，

One star off for perpetuating black people as the villain

Silas ，

“O， beware， my lord， of jealousy;It is the green-ey'd monster， which doth mockThe meat it feeds on。” - William Shakespeare， OthelloMeet Iago， the manipulator behind all that happens in Othello。 His malevolence towards Othello for making him the ensign instead of the lieutenant in Othello's army rankles Iago。 So， he plots to destroy Othello and everything he loves。 As you do。 Shakespeare's tragedies earn their titles， and this one does。 Over four hundred years ago， William Shakespeare made one of “O， beware， my lord， of jealousy;It is the green-ey'd monster， which doth mockThe meat it feeds on。” - William Shakespeare， OthelloMeet Iago， the manipulator behind all that happens in Othello。 His malevolence towards Othello for making him the ensign instead of the lieutenant in Othello's army rankles Iago。 So， he plots to destroy Othello and everything he loves。 As you do。 Shakespeare's tragedies earn their titles， and this one does。 Over four hundred years ago， William Shakespeare made one of his most famous protagonists an Arab， or Moor。 The issue of Othello's race is brought up early， where he successfully defends himself against witchcraft （！？） for a prominent politician's daughter falling in love with and marrying Othello。I found this the most straightforward of Shakespeare's works that I've read so far。 I'm sure I haven't thought critically about it enough， but it seems simple enough on the surface。 I rather enjoyed it， so I'm not knocking it for that。 I was a little surprised by it。 I think I'm going to read more Shakespeare the rest of this year！ 。。。more

Cindy ，

Desdemona was intensely annoying to me。 I had to read for a course and I wouldn't have finished this book if I didn't have to。 Desdemona was intensely annoying to me。 I had to read for a course and I wouldn't have finished this book if I didn't have to。 。。。more

Whit ，

I mean。。ok

Nikki Smith ，

emilia is the original girlboss

Sara ，

honestly I respect iago’s hustle。 desdemona and emilia deserved better。 roderigo is a himbo。 cassio presence was plot enhancing but he did nothing for me。 and othello should’ve stayed in a permanent trance he was annoying af。

Anya ，

I hate Shakespeare。 I hate him。 I know that makes me contrarian and annoying but I hate him。 Stop screaming about everything。 Stop being annoying。 Stop acting like an idiot。 Stop it。 Stop it。 Stop it。 Just talk to your damn wife and none of this would have happened。 Jesus。（Read for CORE001 SC Histories of the Present: Truth in FA21）

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Othello

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Othello&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Othello&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0