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“Othello” tells the story of a Black military general living in Venice. When the titular character falls in love with Desdemona, the daughter of a wealthy Venetian man, and marries her in secret, ...
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Othello, a celebrated Moorish general, secretly marries Desdemona, angering her noble father and inciting the envious Iago’s hatred. Sent to Cyprus, Othello’s victories are overshadowed by ...
Othello says after accusing Desdemona of infidelity and kills her. Iago set Othello’s fate in motion earlier and loses all control. “O, beware, my lord, of jealousy!
We might assume that in ages past, Othello’s murder of Desdemona was presented as something cockeyed noble, misguided through Iago’s duplicity, a mean trick played not so much on the woman but ...
At other points, though — such as the scene in which Othello, preparing to kill Desdemona, praises her fair beauty but resolves, “Yet she must die” — the sprinkling of giggles and guffaws in the ...
‘Othello’ Theater Review: Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal Bring Star Wattage to Middling Revival Otherwise Short on Electricity Kenny Leon directs the first production of Shakespeare’s ...
Just moments earlier, he was an infatuated new husband, and she his “gentle love.” Now, in Act III, Scene 3 of “Othello,” he vows to kill her. What has happened?
Othello Opening night: March 23, 2025Venue: Broadway's Barrymore TheatreWritten by: William ShakespeareDirected by: Kenny LeonCast: Denzel Washington, Jake Gyllenhaal, Molly Osborne, Andrew Burnap ...
Desdemona, like Lady Percy, had to deal with a husband who lived a soldier’s life. Othello recounts how he has spent his years “in the tented field, / And little of this great world can I ...
Othello is a Venice military general who is married to Desdemona, the beautiful daughter of a Venetian senator. Iago, Othello’s ensign, becomes increasingly jealous of Othello after he is not ...