Monday, February 7, 2011

Othello - Summary

Othello, by the famous William Shakespeare, is a play that is focused on the universal human experience. Othello was a black man who was highly ranked in the military and respected by white people. Because of such high rankings, Othello was put in the position to promote one of his fellow military men to become a lieutenant. Iago, who was his right hand man, assumed that he would automatically get the promotion, but that wasn't the case. Othello gave the job to Cassio, infuriating Iago and causing him to seek revenge. So throughout the play, you see Iago secretly ruining Othello's life, while Othello believes that Iago is the only person he can trust. In the end, Othello ends up killing himself because he found out that he wrongfully murdered his wife. Iago's true colors are shown and he is taken to be tortured for the rest of his life.

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