venerdì 31 maggio 2019

Othello.

Othello is a Moor who serves the Venetian republic; he has been tasked with commanding the Venetian army against the Turks of the island of Cyprus. At the beginning of the drama we find Othello who, together with Lieutenant Cassio, leaves Venice. He should be followed by Desdemona, his wife, escorted by Iago and his wife Emilia.
Othello and Desdemona were secretly married but the truth is revealed by iago.Once they arrive at their destination they discover that the Turkish fleet is no longer there, destroyed by a storm. At that point I, the deceitful bishop, tried in every way to remove Cassius with a petty stratagem that worked also thanks to Roderigo’s help. Emilia, unsuspecting accomplice, helps iago to get Cassio a handkerchief of Desdemona;discovered this - alerted by iago - Otello is convinced that Desdemona betrayed him.
Iago has done nothing but falsely defend Cassio, pretending openly and deceiving, and this is at the heart of the tragedy: that persuasion that drives the Moor to yield to a furious and uncontrollable rage. Othello, overwhelmed by uncontrollable jealousy, kills Desdemona in their bed by smothering her with a pillow. The epilogue sees Emilia reveal that Desdemona’s betrayal was nothing more than a lie, the invention of her husband Iago.
The latter kills her immediately for revealing that truth. Devoured by the remorse of his gesture Othello decides to commit suicide, letting himself fall on the body of his wife.Iago, for his part, is taken away and condemned to torture while Cassius takes the place of Othello in his role as servant of the Venetian republic.





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