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Othello (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)

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Iago, an ensign serving under Othello, Moorish commander of the armed forces of Venice, was passed over in promotion when Othello chose Cassio to be his chief of staff. In revenge, Iago and his follower, Roderigo, aroused from his sleep Brabantio, senator of Venice, to tell him that his daughter Desdemona had stolen away and married Othello. Brabantio, incensed that his daughter would marry a Moor, led his servants to Othello’s quarters.

Meanwhile, the duke of Venice had learned that armed Turkish galleys were preparing to attack the island of Cyprus, and in...

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