Othello

Video:

	click to watch: "Othello (Clip 1)"	Excerpt from Act 3, Scene 3 : The garden of the castle. Actors: Alexandra Gilbreath (Desdemona), Ray Fearon (Othello), Stephen Noonan (Iago). Clip length: 1 min 49 sec
	click to watch: "Othello (Clip 2)"	Excerpt from Act 5, Scene 2 : A bedchamber in the castle. Actors:Ray Fearon (Othello), Alexandra Gilbreath (Desdemona) Clip length: 2 min 17 sec
	Performed by: The Royal Shakespeare Company (www.rsc.org.uk) Due to heavy demand, video may not always be available - especially during peak hours of 5pm to midnight ET. Please try back later if you are having problems.

Synopsis:

A love that defies the boundaries of race
A hatred that defies all boundaries of reason
Together they will transform a lover's world of sighs into a universe of hurt.

"Othello": be careful who you trust.

Rated NC-17. Psychological drama. Sexually explicit language, racial hatred, violence.

"Iago makes John Doe and Hannibal Lecter look like two supremely well-adjusted individuals."
- Sadist's Weekly

History:

aka "The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice"

Written between late 1601 and spring 1602

Probably revised 1606

First published 1622

You can read the full text of
"Othello" at MIT.edu:
"Othello: Entire Play"

You can find a full synopsis of
"Othello" at Bardweb.net:
"Shakespeare Resource Center - Othello"