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Othello

William Shakespeare

Othello (c. 1603) is Shakespeare's tragedy of jealousy and manipulation. The noble Moorish general Othello, newly married to Desdemona, is destroyed by his ensign Iago, who feeds him false evidence of her infidelity until Othello murders her and then himself. A searing study of trust, racism, and how swiftly love can curdle into deadly suspicion, it gives literature in Iago one of its greatest villains.

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Contents

1. Act I
   1. Scene I
   2. Scene II
   3. Scene III
2. Act II
   1. Scene I
   2. Scene II
   3. Scene III
3. Act III
   1. Scene I
   2. Scene II
   3. Scene III
   4. Scene IV
4. Act IV
   1. Scene I
   2. Scene II
   3. Scene III
5. Act V
   1. Scene I
   2. Scene II