Othello in Who Doesn't Love a Classic?

Apr 16, 2012 Book Concierge rated it really liked it

Shelves: psychology, italy, tragedy, concierge, library, shakespeare, drama, cyprus

This is perhaps Shakespeare’s darkest play – featuring characters that are flawed and damaged, but which completely captivate us. Our title character – Othello, the Moor - is a highly regarded general. As the play opens he has recently eloped with the lovely Desdemona, to the consternation of her father and others who were hopeful suitors. Egged on by Iago (one of literature’s most reviled villains), they accuse Othello of somehow bewitching Desdemona, but the couple successfully convinces every ...more

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Jun 19, 2014 Lara rated it really liked it

Shelves: classic, tragedy, adultery, shakespeare, play, race, jealousy

Everyone knows the tale of Othello: a Moor, Othello, falls in love and marries a white woman, Desdemona, and through the evilness of his servant, Iago, is tricked into thinking her untrue and unloyal and kills her in a fit of rage. The real point of reading it is in the beauty of the language and to see it all unfold since basically everyone knows the story before it starts.

Now this was a fantastic Shakespeare play. It had all the elements to make it great, even though I knew the ending. Murder ...more

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