The Tragedy of Othello, the moor of Venice, otherwise known as Othello, is a Shakespearean tragedy believed to be written in 1603. The quarto edition of the play first appeared in 1622; the version printed in the 1623 Folio edition is around 160 lines longer than the quarto and has over a thousand words differences in the writing. Othello revolves around the four central characters: the titular character Othello, his wife Desdemona, the main antagonist Iago and his lieutenant Cassio. Due to the play’s themes of racial prejudice, betrayal, love, jealousy, revenge and appearance vs reality, it has been consistently performed in theatres worldwide and Othello has been the source for many film and literary adaptations. In this essay, I aim to explore
