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OTHELLO

By:- William Shakespeare.
Genre:-Tragedy of Drama.
Written In:- 1603.

Theme :-The incompatibility of military heroism and love; the danger of isolation.

Setting (Time):-Late sixteenth century,during the wars between Venice and Turkey.

           
        "Othello is the quite brave and the hero in the story but in the end he worked from driving force and the decision are not based on reason or any logic"

There are two main character in the story,Othello (a Moorish General in the venetian army and Trusty of Othello, unfaithful & betrayal in nature, Iago  (villain in the story).
Iago become jealous because Othello raise a higher rank of personal lieutenant to Michael Cassio .
Iago first desire's to give a hard hit against hero. Othello run away secretly to get married with Desdemona(daughter of venetian senetor , Bravantio)but villian Iago kept planning against them.
Othello become's apparently dishonest or dangerous of Desdemona.He was sure that Iago want to poison Desdemona.
Othello returns to kill his wife but he prevent from happening.
Emilia ( lago's wife) tells all to Othello,the truth and the planning about Lago.

In last,Iago plants the handkerchief in Cassio’s room and later arranges a conversation with Cassio, which Othello watches and sees as proof that Cassio and Desdemona have slept together. Iago unsuccessfully attempts to kill Cassio, and Othello smothers Desdemona with a pillow. Emilia exposes Iago’s deceptions, Othello kills himself, and Iago is taken away to be tortured.

In the story there are more than 21 character and William Shakespeare adopt Othello from Cinthio's tale (un capitano moro from his Gli Heccatommithi 1565)

             

The whole story is based on Moorish Captain , From my side Othello is only for those who really want to enjoy the patience because Othello is well written Tragedy of Drama by William Shakespeare in 1603.


     

        Abhishek Kumar.

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