Inexorably poisoned against the woman he loves by his trusted friend Iago Shakespeare's Othello is a timeless tragic figure This Penguin Shakespeare edition is edited by Kenneth Muir with an introduction by Tom Mc Alindon'O! beware my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on'A popular soldier & newly married man Othello seems to be in an enviable position & yet when his supposed friend Iago sows doubts in his mind about his wife Desdemona's fidelity & his friend Cassio's true intentions he is gradually consumed by suspicion In this powerful tragedy innocence is corrupted & trust is eroded as every relationship is drawn into a tangled web of jealousies This book contains a general introduction to Shakespeare's life & Elizabethan theatre a separate introduction to Othello a chronology suggestions for further reading an essay discussing performance options on both stage & screen & a commentary William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was born to John Shakespeare & Mary Arden some time in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon He wrote about 38 plays (the precise number is uncertain) many of which are regarded as the most exceptional works of drama ever produced including Romeo & Juliet (1595) Henry V (1599) Hamlet (1601) Othello (1604) King Lear (1606) & Macbeth (1606) as well as a collection of 154 sonnets which number among the most profound & influential love-poetry in English If you enjoyed Othello you might like Richard III also available in Penguin Shakespeare' Uncannily brilliant truly fascinating because it makes evil specific & precise & human' Sam Mendes director of American Beauty ...

This second edition of Othello has a new illustrated introduction by leading American scholar Ayanna Thompson which addresses such key issues as race religion & gender as well as looking at ways in which the play has been adapted in more recent times Othello is one of Shakespeare's great tragedies-written in the same five-year period as Hamlet King Lear & Macbeth The new introduction attends to the play's different meanings throughout history while articulating the historical context in which Othello was created paying particular attention to Shakespeare's source materials & the evidence about early modern constructions of racial & religious difference It also explores the life of the play in different historical moments demonstrating how meanings & performances develop accrue & metamorphose over time The volume provides a rich & current resource making this best-selling play edition ideal for today's students at advanced school & undergraduate level ...

No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of Othello on the left-hand page side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right Each No Fear Shakespeare contains The complete text of the original play A line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday language A complete list of characters with descriptions Plenty of helpful commentary ...

This is our best-selling York Notes Advanced title This book will be packed with features to help the students improve their grade Talking extensively to teachers examiners & students there seems to be a need for more information outside what the students already know Features like check the book check the film & check the net will now offer students more opportunity to develop their researching skills & provide that extra information More importantly there will be features that address the specific needs of students studying for the new AS & A2 exams There will now be text boxes in the margin labelled ' Context' which will describe the literary historical cultural religious or philisophical context of specific references in the text (contextualisation is the new buzz word in the exam syllabuses) There will be at least 20 of these boxes in every book The glossaries are now integrated in the text so that students don't need to turn the page to find out the meaning of a word There will also be regular exam questions integrated in the text which will help students revise Summaries will be cut down & bulleted where appropriate to make way for extra features (meaning extent remains the same) so that the books are now not only appropriate for students who buy the book to cram they are also important for higher-level students who need more information to get themselves the top grade ...

Edited Introduced & Annotated by Cedric Watts Research Professor of English Literature University of Sussex The Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare Series with Henry V & The Merchant of Venice as its inaugral volumes presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare's works The textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal Othello has long been recognised as one of the most powerful of Shakespeare's tragedies This is an intense drama of love deception jealousy & destruction Desdemona's love for Othello the Moor transcends racial prejudice; but the envious Iago conspires to devastate their lives In its vivid rendering of racism sexism contested identities & the savagery lurking within civilisation Othello is arguably the most topical & accessible tragedy from Shakespeare's major phase as a dramatist Productions on stage & screen regularly renew its power to engross impress & trouble the imagination ...

Use cunning tactics to outwit your opponent with the Othello Board Game In this classic fast-paced strategy game you must try to trap your rival&s playing pieces & turn them over The lead can change at any moment with a flip of a disk & the player with the most pieces of the same colour wins Othello is suitable for 2 players aged 7 & up & comes with 64 x Reversible disks Game board Instructions A minute to learn…a lifetime to master!TMInternationally acclaimed Two player strategy game The lead can change with a flip of a disk Age 7 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Orson Welles& Newly Restored & Othello& Filmed as a classical tragedy Orson Welles Othello is a tale of passion jealousy & murder Welles believed so much in this project that he financed the production which was shot over several years across multiple locations including Italy & Morocco In the title role Welles shows us a man who has fought many wars but stillmaintains a princely disposition As Desdemona Suzanne Cloutier is guileless but strong enough to have wanted & pursued the Moor She alone is accused of pretending to be what she is not & her openness makes her suspect in a world where few appear to be as they are In a rare filmed role Micheál Mac Liammór excels as the diabolical Iago a master of manipulating appearances & devoid of any motive save pure evil The journey between heaven & hell concludes with the exposure of both Iago s scheme & the tragedy of Othello who ultimately could not believe in the purity of his wife ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Performed for the first time at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre with its racing concentrated plot & intense dramatic detail Othello is one of Shakespeare s most exciting atmospheric & heartbreaking plays This is a tale of uncontrollable jealousy deception & murder driven by one of theatre s greatest villains Actors Eamonn Walker Tim Mc Innerny Directors Wilson Milam Derek Bailey Format Dolby PAL Widescreen Language English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1 ...

The Oxford Shakespeare General Editor Stanley Wells The Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative texts from leading scholars in editions designed to interpret & illuminate the plays for modern readers
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