Othello

A tragedy in five parts written by William Shakespeare between 1603-1604. The full name of the play is OTHELLO, THE MOOR OF VENICE. It was first published in 1622, almost ten years after Shakespeare completed it. The play revolves around a black general tormented by racial insecurities who eventually murders his white wife, Desdemona, in a fit of jealous rage and then commits suicide. It is one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays.