Othello: a Great Tragedy, but is it Merely a Tragedy of Jealousy.(A Repost)
nn Shakespeare’s Othello, written (1603), is the tragedy of sexual jealousy. The play opens with Iago’s manipulative duplicity at a street in Venice at night. A Venetian army ensign, Iago is bitter that Cassio, his junior be promoted over him to the position of a Lieutenant. Iago complains to... Sign in to see full entry.