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In ''Othello'', one of [[William Shakespeare's plays]], Shakespeare creates powerful drama from a marriage between the exotic Moor Othello and the Venetian lady Desdemona that begins with elopement and mutual devotion and ends with jealous rage and death. Shakespeare builds many differences into his hero and heroine, including race, age, and cultural background. Yet most readers and audiences believe the couple's strong love would overcome these differences were it not for Iago, who sets out to destroy Othello. Iago's false insinuations about Desdemona's infidelity draw Othello into his schemes, and Desdemona is subjected to Othello's horrifying verbal and physical assaults.
''This article is about Shakespeare's play. For other uses, see'' [[Othello (disambiguation)]].
 
In ''Othello'', one of [[William Shakespeare's plays]], Shakespeare creates powerful drama from a marriage between the exotic Moor Othello and the Venetian lady [[Desdemona]] that begins with elopement and mutual devotion and ends with jealous rage and death. Shakespeare builds many differences into his hero and heroine, including race, age, and cultural background. Yet most readers and audiences believe the couple's strong love would overcome these differences were it not for Iago, who sets out to destroy Othello. Iago's false insinuations about Desdemona's infidelity draw Othello into his schemes, and Desdemona is subjected to Othello's horrifying verbal and physical assaults.


''Othello'' was performed at court in 1604 and scholars believe Shakespeare wrote it that year or the year before. It was pubilshed as a quarto in 1622, and a somewhat fuller text was included in the 1623 First Folio. Giraldi Cinthio's ''Hecatommithi'' was the chief source.<ref>Adapted from the Folger Library Shakespeare edition, edited by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine. © 1993 Folger Shakespeare Library.</ref>  
''Othello'' was performed at court in 1604 and scholars believe Shakespeare wrote it that year or the year before. It was pubilshed as a quarto in 1622, and a somewhat fuller text was included in the 1623 First Folio. Giraldi Cinthio's ''Hecatommithi'' was the chief source.<ref>Adapted from the Folger Library Shakespeare edition, edited by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine. © 1993 Folger Shakespeare Library.</ref>  
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== Early editions ==  
== Early editions ==  
'''First Folio'''
'''First Folio'''


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'''First Quarto'''
'''First Quarto'''


:LUNA: [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/l62gwz/ First Quarto]
:LUNA: [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/jvw9ny/ First Quarto]
:Hamnet: [http://shakespeare.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=163941/ STC 22305 Copy 1]
:Hamnet: [http://shakespeare.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=163941/ STC 22305 Copy 1]


'''Second Quarto'''
'''Second Quarto'''


:LUNA: [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/in4cv5/ Second Quarto]
:LUNA: [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/106mlq/ Second Quarto]
:Hamnet: [http://shakespeare.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=163938/ STC 22306 Copy 1]
:Hamnet: [http://shakespeare.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=163938/ STC 22306 Copy 1]
<gallery>
File:STC 22273 Fo. 1 no. 68 2s3v-2v6r.jpg|The title page of ''Othello'' printed in the 1623 First Folio. STC 22273 Fo. 1 no.68.
File:STC 22274 Fo.2 no.07 2v1v.jpg|The 1632 Second Folio title page of ''Othello''. STC 22274 Fo.2 no.07.
File:STC 22305 Copy 1 title page.jpg|The title page of the 1622 First Quarto edition of ''Othello''. STC 22305 copy 1.
File:STC 22306 copy 1 title page.jpg|The 1630 Second Quarto title page of ''Othello''. STC 22306 copy 1.
</gallery>


== Modern editions ==
== Modern editions ==
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''Othello'' can be read online with [http://www.folgerdigitaltexts.org/?chapter=5&play=Oth&loc=p7/ Folger Digital Texts] and purchased from [http://books.simonandschuster.net/Othello/William-Shakespeare/Folger-Shakespeare-Library/9780743477550/ Simon and Schuster].
''Othello'' can be read online with [http://www.folgerdigitaltexts.org/?chapter=5&play=Oth&loc=p7/ Folger Digital Texts] and purchased from [http://books.simonandschuster.net/Othello/William-Shakespeare/Folger-Shakespeare-Library/9780743477550/ Simon and Schuster].


The Folger Luminary Shakespeare App can be purchased on [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/folger-luminary-shakespeare/id736741184?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4/ iTunes].
Hamnet link to Folger Edition: [http://shakespeare.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=192190/ PR2753 .M6 2004 copy 2 v.27]
 


:Hamnet link to Folger Edition: [http://shakespeare.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=192190/ PR2753 .M6 2004 copy 2 v.27]




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==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
=== Film ===
This 1995 adaptation of ''Othello'' stars Laurence Fishburne and Kenneth Branagh.
<html5media height "180" width "320">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAYuASqrs94</html5media>
Watch the trailer for this 2001 teen drama adaptation of ''Othello'', ''"O"'' starring Mekhi Phifer, Julia Stiles, and Josh Hartnett.
<html5media height "180" width "320">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht2cgNDWI4g</html5media>


== Translations ==
== Translations ==
The Folger owns at least 90 stand-alone translations of ''Othello'' in various languages (not including collected works). Cataloging of these works is ongoing as of early 2015, and many have full-level catalog records, but some works still have only partial records. Translations can be found [[Hamnet]] in by searching for "Translations"in the '''Genre/Form Term''' field, or by searching the '''Call Number (Left-Anchored)''' field for call numbers starting with PR2796 (see the list of [[List of Sh.Col. call numbers#PR2796 .E2.80.93 Translations|Sh.Col. translations call numbers]] for specific language call numbers). Since not all translations are fully cataloged, some items may only turn up in one of these searches.


== Performance materials ==
== Performance materials ==


== Other media ==
== Other media ==
===Audio===
''Othello'' Audio Edition from Simon & Schuster available on [http://shop.folger.edu/store/003514%21003/Othello+Folger+Audio+Edition CD] and as an [http://books.simonandschuster.com/Othello/William-Shakespeare/Folger-Shakespeare-Library-Presents/9781442374331 audio download].
[[File:Othello audio cd cover.jpg|right|thumb|350px]]
{|
!CAST
|-
|Othello|| Owiso Odera
|-
|Iago|| Ian Merrill Peakes
|-
|Desdemona|| Janie Brookshire
|-
|Emilia|| Karen Peakes
|-
|Rodrigo|| Louis Butelli
|-
|Cassio|| Thomas Keegan
|-
|Montano|| Chris Genebach
|-
|Brabantio|| Jeff Allin
|-
|Lodovico|| Joe Guzman
|-
|Gratiano|| Todd Scofield
|-
|Bianca|| Zehra Fazel
|}


Other parts were played by members of the cast.
Directed by Robert Richmond.
Original music composed by Anthony Cochrane and the recording was engineered by Matt Nielsen.
In partnership with Simon & Schuster Audio
Listen to Arun Rath's report on Giuseppe Monteverdi's ''Othello, the Moor of Venice'' on NPR's ''All Things Considered.'' (October 5, 2013)
<html5media>File:Othello npr.mp3</html5media>
===Image Group===
Explore the curated [https://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/51lz3r image group] for ''Othello'' in the Folger digital image collection.
''Content Advisory'': this image group contains racist language, representations of racial stereotypes, actors performing in blackface, and domestic violence.
===Video===
Hear Barbara A. Mowat, co-editor of the Folger Shakespeare Library editions, discuss word choice in ''Othello''.
<html5media height="180" width="320">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL7fGeLQgfY</html5media>
Watch dramaturg Michele Osherow and actors from Folger Theatre's 2011 production of ''Othello'' explore language in the play.
<html5media height=180px width=320px>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trhHBQRJUcQ</html5media>
Listen to Osherow and the cast of the Folger Theatre 2011 production of ''Othello'' probe characters' use of deception.
<html5media height=180px width=320px>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1HoEfPN-i0</html5media>
Hear Robert Richmond, director of the 2011 Folger Theatre production of ''Othello'', discuss jealously in the play.
<html5media height=180px width=320px>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjNFlk4O5WA</html5media>


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
<references>
<references />
 
[[Category: William Shakespeare's works]]
[[Category: Plays]]
[[Category: Tragedies]]
[[Category: Othello]]
[[Category: Public programs]]
[[Category: Folger Theatre]]
[[Category: Helen Hayes Award]]
[[Category: 17th century]]
[[Category: Early modern drama]]
[[Category: Digital Folger]]
[[Category: Audio]]

Latest revision as of 12:21, 10 August 2020

This article is about Shakespeare's play. For other uses, see Othello (disambiguation).

In Othello, one of William Shakespeare's plays, Shakespeare creates powerful drama from a marriage between the exotic Moor Othello and the Venetian lady Desdemona that begins with elopement and mutual devotion and ends with jealous rage and death. Shakespeare builds many differences into his hero and heroine, including race, age, and cultural background. Yet most readers and audiences believe the couple's strong love would overcome these differences were it not for Iago, who sets out to destroy Othello. Iago's false insinuations about Desdemona's infidelity draw Othello into his schemes, and Desdemona is subjected to Othello's horrifying verbal and physical assaults.

Othello was performed at court in 1604 and scholars believe Shakespeare wrote it that year or the year before. It was pubilshed as a quarto in 1622, and a somewhat fuller text was included in the 1623 First Folio. Giraldi Cinthio's Hecatommithi was the chief source.[1]

Productions at the Folger

Helen Hayes Awards
Nominations: "Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production" for Andrew F. Griffin
Helen Hayes Awards
Nominations: "Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production" for Scott Burgess

Early editions

First Folio

LUNA: First Folio: 2s3v - 2v6r
Hamnet: STC 22273 Fo. 1 no. 68

Second Folio

LUNA: Second Folio: 2v1v - 2y4r
Hamnet: 22274 Fo. 2 no. 07

First Quarto

LUNA: First Quarto
Hamnet: STC 22305 Copy 1

Second Quarto

LUNA: Second Quarto
Hamnet: STC 22306 Copy 1
  • The title page of Othello printed in the 1623 First Folio. STC 22273 Fo. 1 no.68.

    The title page of Othello printed in the 1623 First Folio. STC 22273 Fo. 1 no.68.

  • The 1632 Second Folio title page of Othello. STC 22274 Fo.2 no.07.

    The 1632 Second Folio title page of Othello. STC 22274 Fo.2 no.07.

  • The title page of the 1622 First Quarto edition of Othello. STC 22305 copy 1.

    The title page of the 1622 First Quarto edition of Othello. STC 22305 copy 1.

  • The 1630 Second Quarto title page of Othello. STC 22306 copy 1.

    The 1630 Second Quarto title page of Othello. STC 22306 copy 1.

Modern editions

Othello Folger Edition.jpg

Othello can be read online with Folger Digital Texts and purchased from Simon and Schuster.

Hamnet link to Folger Edition: PR2753 .M6 2004 copy 2 v.27





In popular culture

Film

This 1995 adaptation of Othello stars Laurence Fishburne and Kenneth Branagh.

Watch the trailer for this 2001 teen drama adaptation of Othello, "O" starring Mekhi Phifer, Julia Stiles, and Josh Hartnett.

Translations

The Folger owns at least 90 stand-alone translations of Othello in various languages (not including collected works). Cataloging of these works is ongoing as of early 2015, and many have full-level catalog records, but some works still have only partial records. Translations can be found Hamnet in by searching for "Translations"in the Genre/Form Term field, or by searching the Call Number (Left-Anchored) field for call numbers starting with PR2796 (see the list of Sh.Col. translations call numbers for specific language call numbers). Since not all translations are fully cataloged, some items may only turn up in one of these searches.

Performance materials

Other media

Audio

Othello Audio Edition from Simon & Schuster available on CD and as an audio download.

Othello audio cd cover.jpg
CAST
Othello Owiso Odera
Iago Ian Merrill Peakes
Desdemona Janie Brookshire
Emilia Karen Peakes
Rodrigo Louis Butelli
Cassio Thomas Keegan
Montano Chris Genebach
Brabantio Jeff Allin
Lodovico Joe Guzman
Gratiano Todd Scofield
Bianca Zehra Fazel


Other parts were played by members of the cast.

Directed by Robert Richmond.

Original music composed by Anthony Cochrane and the recording was engineered by Matt Nielsen.

In partnership with Simon & Schuster Audio

Listen to Arun Rath's report on Giuseppe Monteverdi's Othello, the Moor of Venice on NPR's All Things Considered. (October 5, 2013)

Image Group

Explore the curated image group for Othello in the Folger digital image collection.

Content Advisory: this image group contains racist language, representations of racial stereotypes, actors performing in blackface, and domestic violence.

Video

Hear Barbara A. Mowat, co-editor of the Folger Shakespeare Library editions, discuss word choice in Othello.

Watch dramaturg Michele Osherow and actors from Folger Theatre's 2011 production of Othello explore language in the play.

Listen to Osherow and the cast of the Folger Theatre 2011 production of Othello probe characters' use of deception.

Hear Robert Richmond, director of the 2011 Folger Theatre production of Othello, discuss jealously in the play.

Notes

  1. ↑ Adapted from the Folger Library Shakespeare edition, edited by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine. © 1993 Folger Shakespeare Library.