Othello: A tragic drama by William Shakespeare

The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1603, and based on the short story Un Capitano Moro ("A Moorish Captain") by Cinthio, a disciple of Boccaccio, first published in 1565. The work revolves around four central characters: Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army his beloved wife, Desdemona his loyal lieutenant, Cassio and his trusted but unfaithful ensign, Iago. Because of its varied and curren...