Othello

othello Tells The Story Of A Moorish General In Command Of The Armed Forces Of Venice, Who Earns The Enmity Of His Ensign Iago By Passing Him Over For A Promotion. Partly For Revenge And Partly Out Of Pure Evil, Iago Plots To Convince Othello That Desdemona, His Wife, Has Been Unfaithful To Him.

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