Othello

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DUKE OF VENICE BRABANTIO, a Senator of Venice and Desdemona’s father Other Senators GRATIANO, Brother to Brabantio LODOVICO, Kinsman to Brabantio OTHELLO, a noble Moor in the service of Venice CASSIO, his Lieutenant IAGO, his Ancient MONTANO, Othello’s predecessor in the government of Cyprus RODERIGO, a Venetian Gentleman CLOWN, Servant to Othello…

Details

• AuthorWilliam Shakespeare
• SourceProject Gutenberg #1531
• Length25,216 words
• Chapters16
• DictionaryNot yet generated
• CopyrightPublic domain in the United States
• Source checked2026-08-21

Contents

16 chapters

Recovered from the original source text, so you can open the book at any of them.

1. 01OTHELLO, THE MOOR OF VENICE
2. 02Dramatis Personæ
3. 03SCENE I. Venice. A street.
4. 04SCENE II. Venice. Another street.
5. 05SCENE III. Venice. A council chamber.
6. 06SCENE I. A seaport in Cyprus. A Platform.
7. 07SCENE II. A street.
8. 08SCENE III. A Hall in the Castle.
9. 09SCENE I. Cyprus. Before the Castle.
10. 10SCENE II. Cyprus. A Room in the Castle.
11. 11SCENE III. Cyprus. The Garden of the Castle.
12. 12SCENE IV. Cyprus. Before the Castle.
13. 13SCENE II. Cyprus. A Room in the Castle.
14. 14SCENE III. Cyprus. Another Room in the Castle.
15. 15SCENE I. Cyprus. A Street.
16. 16SCENE II. Cyprus. A Bedchamber in the castle.

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