Description
Othello by William Shakespeare is a classic English tragedy set in Venice and the military outpost of Cyprus. The play centres on Othello, a respected Moorish general, whose marriage to Desdemona is undermined by the calculated manipulation of Iago. Through deception, jealousy, and misplaced trust, Shakespeare examines power, race, loyalty, and the fragility of human judgement. The drama combines psychological intensity with poetic language, making it one of Shakespeare’s most enduring and studied tragedies.
