A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for William Shakespeare's Othello, the inspiration behind many operas, films, and literary adaptations.
As a tragedy of the seventeenth-century, Othello's performance continues today due to the timeless themes of racism, love, jealousy, betrayal, revenge and repentance.
Moreover, Shakespeare was inspired by English, French, and Italian works, but Othello was primarily inspired by Giovanni Battista Giraldi Cinthio's H.