Othello, a play written by the well known play writer Shakespeare, is a romantic tragedy containing foreshadowing that sets the scene for the tragedy to come. This foreshadowing is set into place so that the reader does not come to the final act and scene of the play and wonder, “where did that come from?” It is also there to create suspense and tension in the reader’s mind as they consider all the possibilities of what might come in the next scene. In other words, it helps build up the story to its inevitable end in a way that is not too forward or surprising for the reader to enjoy. The first foreshadow appears during the very beginning of the book. “Look to her, Moor, if thou hast eyes to see; She has deceiv’d her father, and may thee.”
