Othello the tragedy of othello, the moor of venice is a tragedy by william shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603. Its a story of love, treachery and jealousy, with an element of racism. Since 1923, when the newly formed company broadcast its first fulllength play, generations of actors and producers have honed and. All the worlds a stage now bring the stage to yourself with this definitive, dramatic audio production of othello, read by a full cast from the awardwinning folger theatre. The folger shakespeare library, home to the worlds largest shakespeare collection, brings othello to life with this new fulllength, fullcast dramatic recording of its definitive folger edition. Fully dramatized audio edition by william shakespeare.
This audio book dramatizes the second in shakespeares great tragedies, macbeth, hamlet and king lear being the other three. My parts, my title and my perfect soul shall manifest me rightly. Listen to a free audio recording of othello through july 1, 2020. Bbc radio has a unique heritage when it comes to shakespeare. Othello is the story of a crosscultural romance between the title character, a noble moor who is a general in the venetian army, and desdemona, a. Othello hints that desdemona is unfaithful when she cannot produce the handkerchief he gave her, and tells her it was enchanted. Othello by william shakespeare dramatic reading full. William shakespeare is the british poet and playwright widely considered to be the greatest ever to write in the english language. Othello by william shakespeare on free audio book download. Notable for its still relevant themes of rascism, its infamous villian iago, and the.
This highly acclaimed performance, which ran between november 2007 and february 2008 at the donmar warehouse in. First performed around 1604, the play is also a pioneering. Indeed, shakespeare has been voted one of the most important people of the. Othello by william shakespeare free at loyal books. Smartpass plus audio education study guide to othello unabridged, dramatised, commentary options by joan walker. It is also one of his plays that has the best documented performance history.
Shakespeare builds many differences into his hero and heroine, including race, age, and cultural background. In othello, william shakespeare creates powerful drama from a marriage between the exotic moor othello and the venetian lady. Im not quite sure how but i had somehow missed othello in my shakespeare reading days, but of course one usually has an idea of what it is about even without reading it. Othello by william shakespeare read free book online. The story of an african general in the venetian army who is tricked into suspecting his wife of adultery, othello is a tragedy of sexual jealousy. Notable for its still relevant themes of rascism, its infamous villian iago, and the strong female portrayals, othello stands comfortably among the bards greatest works. Othello is the story of a crosscultural romance between the title character, a noble moor who. Othello is the story of a crosscultural romance between the title character, a noble moor who is a general in the venetian army, and.
Its one of the bestloved works by william shakespeare. Folger shakespeare librarythe worlds leading center for shakespeare studiesthe folger shakespeare library, home to the worlds largest shakespeare collection, brings othello to life. Faithful audio version with great performances would you consider the audio edition of othello to be better than the print version. Othello the moor of venice william shakespeare with related readings the emc masterpiece series access editions emcparadigm publishing st. Othello by william shakespeare read by ewan mcgregor. Read shakespeares othello, act 1, scene 2 for free from the folger shakespeare library. Othello sits somewhere next to hamlet, macbeth, and king lear as one of william shakespeare s most celebrated tragedies. Discover 25 of his classic plays incuding romeo and juliet, macbeth, othello, king lear, the tempest and many more. Read the nosweatshakespeare modern othello ebook for free. This great tragedy confronts the mystery at the heart of evil and contains some of shakespeare s most magnificent dramatic verse. Othello sits somewhere next to hamlet, macbeth, and king lear as one of william shakespeares most celebrated tragedies. Shakespeares othello is one of his finest and most famous tragedies. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your. Read shakespeares othello, with sidebyside no fear translations into modern english.
This great tragedy confronts the mystery at the heart of evil and contains some of shakespeares most magnificent dramatic verse. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Othello by william shakespeare audio book simply audiobooks. Katrina ahmansen, a 22year old englishwoman, is embarking on the adventure of a lifetime as the personal assistant to the famous. Othello fully dramatized shakespearian play on audio book. Othello, a moorish general in the service of venice, has married desdemona, beautiful daughter of a venetian senator. This highly acclaimed performance, which ran between november 2007 and february 2008 at the donmar. Shakespeare builds many differences into his hero and heroine, othello. In othello, shakespeare creates powerful drama from a marriage between the exotic moor othello and the venetian lady desdemona. Librivox recording of othello, by william shakespeare. Instead of downloading multiple mp3 files, you can now just listen to the original audio book. Othello audiobook by william shakespeare, full cast.
Listen to othello audiobook by william shakespeare. Full text, summaries, illustrations, guides for reading, and more. The newlymarried couple fall prey to the machinations of iago, othello s jealous ensign, who plots to destroy their union. Othello, in full othello, the moor of venice, tragedy in five acts by william shakespeare, written in 160304 and published in 1622 in a quarto edition from a transcript of an authorial. Othello is the story of a crosscultural romance between the title character, a noble moor who is a general in the venetian army, and desdemona, a beautiful and virtuous venetian lady. Tracy chevalier brings shakespeares othelloa harrowing drama of jealousy and revengeto a 1970s era elementary school playground. Othello is a play by william shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603. This timeless tale, othello the moor of venice was one of the ten famous tragedies that william shakespeare wrote. Then why not sit back and listen to shakespeare audio books instead.
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