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+ | '''''Othello''''' is a [[tragedy]] play written by [[William Shakespeare]]. |
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+ | 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. |
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+ | In [[2366]], [[Jean-Luc Picard]] quoted from ''Othello'' to convince [[DaiMon]] [[Tog]] that [[Lwaxana Troi]] was his love interest. ({{TNG|Ménage à Troi}}) |
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| − | * "When I have plucked the [[rose]] I cannot give it vital growth again. It needs must wither!" (Othello. V.ii. |
+ | * "''When I have plucked the [[rose]] I cannot give it vital growth again. It needs must wither!''" (Othello. V.ii.13–16) |
| + | {{bginfo|''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' star [[Avery Brooks]] has often played the title role in productions of the play by the {{w|Shakespeare Theatre Company}}.}} |
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Revision as of 19:09, 17 May 2012
Othello is 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)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine star Avery Brooks has often played the title role in productions of the play by the Shakespeare Theatre Company.
| Selected works of William Shakespeare |
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| All's Well That Ends Well • As You Like It • Hamlet • Henry IV, Part I • Henry IV, Part II • Henry V • Henry VI, Part I • Henry VI, Part II • Henry VI, Part III • Henry VIII • Julius Caesar • King John • King Lear • Love's Labour's Lost • Macbeth • Measure for Measure • The Merchant of Venice • A Midsummer Night's Dream • Much Ado About Nothing • Othello • Richard II • Richard III • Romeo and Juliet • The Tempest • Timon of Athens • Twelfth Night, or What You Will • sonnets |