Complex sentence: Chapter 5 in the original edition includes a reference to the fictional individual Desdemona, from the play "Othello" (~ 1603) by William Shakespeare, which was excised from Chapter 7 in the revised edition.
Split into simpler sentences: Chapter 5 in the original edition includes a reference to the fictional individual Desdemona, from the play "Othello" (~ 1603) by William Shakespeare. This reference was excised from Chapter 7 in the revised edition.