Othello: Belonging and Relevance

What’s it about?  Othello, Shakespeare’s one clear character of color (unless I am mistaken), is deceived by Iago, who he sadly trusts. Iago stirs up trouble involving Othello’s love, Desdemona. The play ends with Othello, completely consumed by jealousy, killing Desdemona and then killing himself. What is it really about?  It’s a jealous lover story that is a tragedy. That…

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