Othello has long been recognised as one of the most powerful of Shakespeare's tragedies. This is an intense and moving drama of love, deception, jealousy and destruction. Desdemona's love for Othello, the Moor, transcends racial prejudice; but the envious Iago conspires to destroy their lives. In its vivid rendering of racism, sexism, contested identities, and the savagery lurking within civilisat...
William Shakespeare - Othello
Othello
William Shakespeare
Description
Othello has long been recognised as one of the most powerful of Shakespeare's tragedies. This is an intense and moving drama of love, deception, jealousy and destruction. Desdemona's love for Othello, the Moor, transcends racial prejudice; but the envious Iago conspires to destroy their lives. In its vivid rendering of racism, sexism, contested identities, and the savagery lurking within civilisation, Othello is arguably the most topical and accessible tragedy from Shakespeare's major phase as a dramatist.