Tragedy · c. 1604
The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice
Othello, the Moor who commands Venice's forces, secretly marries Desdemona, the daughter of the senator Brabantio, and is sent to defend Cyprus against the Turks. His ensign Iago, passed over for promotion, poisons his mind with the lie that Desdemona is unfaithful to him with the lieutenant Cassio. Driven to jealous rage by a lost handkerchief and Iago's insinuations, Othello smothers Desdemona in her bed, and learns the truth too late to do anything but take his own life.
Contents · 16 parts
- Persons of the Play17 lines
- Act I, Scene 1about 200 lines
- Act I, Scene 2about 120 lines
- Act I, Scene 3about 420 lines
- Act II, Scene 1about 320 lines
- Act II, Scene 212 lines
- Act II, Scene 3about 380 lines
- Act III, Scene 169 lines
- Act III, Scene 210 lines
- Act III, Scene 3about 540 lines
- Act III, Scene 4about 230 lines
- Act IV, Scene 1about 310 lines
- Act IV, Scene 2about 270 lines
- Act IV, Scene 3about 120 lines
- Act V, Scene 1about 160 lines
- Act V, Scene 2about 440 lines