Othello

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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