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William Shakespeare`s (1564-1616) “Othello” is often considered Shakespeare's most perfectly constructed play.The direct source of the play is not known,but it derived from a story in the Hecatomithi of Giraldi Cinthio. He transformed an ugly little tale of sexual jealousy into a character study of a good man who, for all his virtue, is caught in a trap of evil and can't escape.There are three early versions:a quarto of 1622,the text of the First Folio of 1623 and a later quarto of 1630.
Shakespeare's story of jealousy, betrayal, and murder begins on a street in Venice in the middle of the night. Roderigo has just learned that Desdemona, the woman he loves, has eloped with Othello, a Moorish general hired to lead the Venetian army against the Turks. Roderigo is angry at Iago, the young Venetian he's been paying to play "matchmaker-" for him and Desdemona. But Iago has other problems. He's furious with Othello for having chosen Michael Cassio as his Lieutenant instead of himself, who has served loyally as Othello's ensign. Iago hides an evil nature under a mask of honesty, and he delights in the suffering of others...