He was a character in a play called Othello by William Shakespeare
He was African, a great soldier, living in Venice, middle-aged, married to Desdemona.
There is no novel of Othello, actually. The famous Othello is a play by Shakespeare. Plays are not novels. If Othello was white, Othello wouldn't have been insecure, his relationship with Desdemona wouldn't be disapproved of and Iago might have hated Othello less. That is, of course assuming that Othello is white and so is everybody else. If Othello were white and everyone else was black, the story would be much the same because Othello's insecurity stems from his feeling of otherness, his feeling that he was different from everyone else. Othello has in fact been staged in this way, with a black cast and a white Othello. It has also been staged with actors playing Othello who are not black but are different from the rest in some other way.
Othello strangles Desdemona and then Emilia comes in and Iago kills her and then Othello realizes that Desdemona was innocent so in the end he kills himself. Not a happily ever after ending, eh?
In Shakespeare's "Othello," Othello's estate is bequeathed to Cassio. Othello, before his death, names Cassio as his successor because he recognizes him as a loyal and honorable lieutenant. This decision reflects Othello's regret over his wrongful actions and his desire to ensure that someone deserving takes over his legacy. Ultimately, this act serves to restore some honor to Othello's name after the tragedy that unfolds.
The full title of the Shakespeare play often called "Othello" is "The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice." There are operas and other musical pieces based on the story and in some of these the name is spelled "Otello."
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He was African, a great soldier, living in Venice, middle-aged, married to Desdemona.
There is no novel of Othello, actually. The famous Othello is a play by Shakespeare. Plays are not novels. If Othello was white, Othello wouldn't have been insecure, his relationship with Desdemona wouldn't be disapproved of and Iago might have hated Othello less. That is, of course assuming that Othello is white and so is everybody else. If Othello were white and everyone else was black, the story would be much the same because Othello's insecurity stems from his feeling of otherness, his feeling that he was different from everyone else. Othello has in fact been staged in this way, with a black cast and a white Othello. It has also been staged with actors playing Othello who are not black but are different from the rest in some other way.
Othello strangles Desdemona and then Emilia comes in and Iago kills her and then Othello realizes that Desdemona was innocent so in the end he kills himself. Not a happily ever after ending, eh?
In Shakespeare's "Othello," Othello's estate is bequeathed to Cassio. Othello, before his death, names Cassio as his successor because he recognizes him as a loyal and honorable lieutenant. This decision reflects Othello's regret over his wrongful actions and his desire to ensure that someone deserving takes over his legacy. Ultimately, this act serves to restore some honor to Othello's name after the tragedy that unfolds.
The full title of the Shakespeare play often called "Othello" is "The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice." There are operas and other musical pieces based on the story and in some of these the name is spelled "Otello."
Brabantio thought that Othello had used magic to get Desdemona to marry him. This was based on the highly racist assumptions that a) Othello was so ugly that no woman could possibly love him without some love potion, and b) Othello was from some weird foreign background where people probably used love potions all the time.
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They had a good relationship - Othello trusted Cassio and Cassio respected Othello