description: Othello was first performed by the King’s Men at the court of King James I on November 1, 1604. Written during Shakespeare’s great tragic period, which also included the composition of Hamlet (1600), King Lear (1604–5), Macbeth (1606), and Antony and Cleopatra (1606–7), Othello is set against the backdrop of the wars between Venice and Turkey that raged in the latter part of the sixteenth century.
language: English
title: Othello: With Readers Guide
titlecomplete: Othello: With Readers Guide
characters: Iago, Miguel Cássio, Othello, Emilia, Bianca, Desdêmona, Rodrigo
genres: Fiction, Plays, Theatre, Tragedy, Poetry, Drama, School, Literature, Read For School, Classics
ratings_count: 377443
places: Venice, Cyprus, Italy
publisher: Amsco School Pubns Inc