Introduction
- written by author William Shakespeare, published 1622 under the title The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice
- Othello is a play of the genre tragedy
- the story follows Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army - who is secretly married to a white noblewoman - and his downfall and final decease
- set in the late 16th century (during the wars between Venice and Turkey) in Venice and the island of Cyprus
- thematic topics include love, military, betrayal, vengeance
- conflict: the differences in age, race, and experience of protagonist Othello and his wife Desdemona and Iago sabotaging their marriage
Aus: William Shakespeare: Othello, Philipp Reclam jun., 1986, Stuttgart