Othello, The fall of the Moor

I had rather be a toad
And live upon the vapor of a dungeon
Then keep a corner in the thing I love
For others' uses (3.3.271-274)
The quote comes from William Shakespeare's Othello. The story depicts the rise and fall of Othello, the general of the Venician army. The plot in Othello is constructed by the intricate lies Iago, who was not selected by Othello as the lieutenant of the Venician army under him, tell Othello about his wife Desdemona. Desdemona is the daughter of Brabantio and the wife of Othello, she is also very beautiful. Othello's downfall begins when he sees Iago as an honest man and believes his words depicting Cassio as a suitor to Desdemona. Iago puts Othello into a jealous rage by first getting his attention to question Desdemona's loyalty, then luring him onto the lie and finally, making him accept that Desdemona is cheating on him.

To begin the deception of Othello Iago tries to make it seem that Desdemona is having an......

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Title: Othello
Approximate Word Count: 697
Approximate Pages: 3 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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