This book is part of a book series called Cambridge School Shakespeare .
There are 256 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Cambridge University Press .
Rene Weis is Professor of English at University College London and a distinguished editor and biographer of Shakespeare.
This book has the following chapters: List of characters; Othello; What is the play about?; Characters; The language of Othello; Is Othello a racist play?; 'Far more fair than black'; Critics' forum; Coroner's investigation; Othello in performance; William Shakespeare.
This book contains the following story:
Othello
Othello is a "noble Moor"", a North African Muslim who has converted to Christianity and is deemed one of the Venetian state's most reliable soldiers. However, his ensign Iago harbours an obscure hatred against his general, and when Othello secretly marries the beautiful daughter of the Venetian senator Brabanzio, Iago begins his subtle campaign of vilification, which will inevitably lead to the deaths of more than just Othello and Desdemona.
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