Othello, a tragedy play written by William Shakespeare.
The protagonist is a moor general named Othello who marries a Venetian woman named Desdemona. Iago, the antagonist, sets in motion a plot to destroy Othello by tainting Othello’s faith in Desdemona’s virtue. By the end of the play, Desdemona dies by the hands of her own husband.
In 2366, Jean Luc Picard quoted from Othello to convince Daimon Tog that Lwaxana Troi was his love interest. (TNG: "Ménage à Troi")
Quotes
- "When I have plucked the rose I cannot give it vital growth again. It needs must wither!" (Othello. V.ii.13–16).
External Links
| Selected works of William Shakespeare |
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