William Shakespeare’s Play of the Month – Othello

William Shakespeare’s Play of the Month – Othello


Natalie Stanton
Natalie Stanton
William Shakespeare’s Play of the Month...

William Shakespeare’s Play of the Month – Othello

Othello is one of the most powerful of Shakespeare’s tragedies. An intense drama of love, deception and destruction, Othello explores the dangers of suspicion and jealousy with the breakdown of relationships and the disaster that ensues from such emotions. Othello, a respected soldier, suspects his new wife of being unfaithful to him, leading to tragic events. Check out William Shakespeare’s Othello and keep up with all the crosses and double–crosses of this tragic play!

A couple of fun facts:

· There are currently 20 film versions and adaptations of the play

· The name ‘Othello’ means wealth

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