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The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, often shortened to Othello, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare around 1603. Set in Venice and Cyprus, the play depicts the Moorish military commander Othello as he is manipulated by his ensign, Iago, into suspecting his wife Desdemona of infidelity. Othello is widely considered one of Shakespeare's greatest works and is usually classified among his major tragedies alongside Macbeth, King Lear, and Hamlet. Unpublished in the author's life, the play survives in one quarto edition from 1622 and in the First Folio.
“Your daughter and the Moor are now making the beast with two backs.”
“She never yet was foolish that was fair; For even her folly help'd her to an heir.”
“Knavery's plain face is never seen till us'd.”
“Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit and lost without deserving.”
“Then put up your pipes in your bag, for I'll away. Go, vanish into air, away!”
“Who would not make her husband a cuckold to make him a monarch?”
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