Othello - book intro

William Shakespeare wrote many plays. In this collection of critical interpretations one can begin to understand the vast enormity of different readings that have been amassed since Shakespeare’s plays were first published.

Although Shakespeare was the playwright to many plays, this collection will concentrate on one of the plays that were written during Shakespeare’s great tragic period, Othello. In 1565 Giovanni Cinzio wrote a tale that relates to the deception of a Moorish general ensign into considering that his wife has been dishonest. Shakespeare most likely used this as a backbone to the creation of Othello by complicating the plot with more characters. Othello has been performed ever since it was first performance by the King’s Men at the court of King James I during 1604.

This collection of critical interpretations has been produced to clarify and discuss the numerous interpretations available. Analysis of Othello differ from person to person however there are two main readings that have been accepted into society of the twentieth century. First of all, there is the Aristotelian tragedy,

I am hitherto your daughter: but here’s my husband” (I. iii. 180-185)

‘Twas I that kill’d her.” (V. ii. 130-131)

Or else the devil will make a grandsire of you,

Is tupping your white ewe; arise, arise,

In most stories there is a battle between evil and good and in a majority of them good triumphs over evil. Othello is an exception to this well-known mould. Throughout all of the play, wicked Iago is plotting his way to revenge. In the opening scenes, Iago begins his plot for revenge by enticing Roderigo to wake Brabantio up with cries of animal sounds and exclaiming:

We, at Fort Street Press, strive for Shakespearean interpretations to be more widely discussed and has taken much time and effort to bring forth this collection of critical interpretation on Shakespeare’s Othello. We hope you enjoy this compilation.

The tragic tale of Othello is that all the characters are affected. By the end of the play many characters are either wounded or dead. The Duke of Venice was holding a celebration but because of Iago’s manipulation finishes the night with a sword wound. Emilia is silenced by death after Iago discovers that she has revealed his concoction of manipulation. Iago is driven by the need to take revenge upon Othello for the troubles in his life; he is angered that Cassio became Lieutenant because Othello choose a man with no experience in battle and believes that Othello slept with Emilia.

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