othello the moor of venice by william shakespeare

Meanwhile, Cassio comes to Othello in an emergency with a message from the duke that his (Othello’s) helps is needed in a matter of Turkish invasion. Iago plays a double game and goes to Othello before Brabanzio finds him out, not wanting that his hatred for Othello reveals to him. Brabanzio gathers some officers in search of Othello. Iago and Roderigo go to inform Brabanzio that his daughter Desdemona has been kidnapped and married to Othello, the Moor. Iago claims that he hates Othello as he, in favor of soldier Cassio, has promoted to the rank of lieutenant and passed over Iago. Earlier Roderigo has been remunerating Iago to help in marrying Desdemona, however, now they have learned that Desdemona has just got married to Othello, a general whom Iago served.

The play opens on the street of Venice, in the mid of conversation between Roderigo, a wealthy man, and Iago, the antagonist. The symbols of the play are the handkerchief, and the song “willow”. The main themes of the play include love, an inconsistency of the military heroism, and fear of isolation. Iago, the antagonist of the play, interrupted the play by convincing Othello that Desdemona is unfaithful. Othello is the protagonist of the play who marries to Desdemona despite the difference between their ages. The time and place of the setting of play is the 16th century during the war between Venice and Turkey and set in Venice, respectively. Shakespeare molded the play and fit it according to his own age and place. The idea of comes from Italian writer’s play The Moorish Captain, published in 1565. The play was first staged on November 1st, 1604 and 1st published in 1622 by Thomas Walkley. Othello, also titled The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice, is a tragic play written by William Shakespeare in 1603 (as accepted by most scholars). Love and the Discordancy of Military Heroism.

Othello the moor of venice by william shakespeare