William shakespeare 15641616 in seventeenth century venice, a wealthy and debauched man discovers that the woman he is infatuated with is secretly married to a moorish general in the venetian army. William shakespeare 1564 1616 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. Othello, a moorish general in the venetian army, and his treacherous ensign, iago. Written by william shakespeare, audiobook narrated by don warrington, david threlfall, annemarie duff, jasper britton. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. Listen to a free audio recording of othello through july 1, 2020. Folger shakespeare library the worlds leading center for shakespeare studies the folger shakespeare library, home to the worlds largest shakespeare collection, brings othello to life with this. Othello sits somewhere next to hamlet, macbeth, and king lear as one of william shakespeares most celebrated tragedies.
Desdemona chooses othello over her father, which tortures roderigo. In othello, william 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. William shakespeare is the author of the world famous sonnets and plays romeo and juliet, hamlet, macbeth and othello, as well as comedies twelfth night, a midsummers night dream, loves labours lost, the merry wives of windsor, the two gentlemen of verona and as you like it. I have but an hour of love, of worldly matters and direction, to spend with thee. William shakespeare is the worlds greatest ever playwright. Folger shakespeare library the worlds leading center for shakespeare studies the folger shakespeare library, home to the worlds largest shakespeare collection, brings othello to life with this new fulllength, fullcast dramatic recording of.
Folger shakespeare library, the worlds leading center for shakespeare studies. In othello, william shakespeare creates powerful drama from a marriage between the exotic moor othello and the venetian lady. Othello the folger shakespeare folger digital texts. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your. Othello, book by william shakespeare audio book cd. Othello by william shakespeare full audiobook youtube. This highly acclaimed performance, which ran between november 2007 and february 2008 at the donmar warehouse in london, features chiwetel ejiofor as the moor othello, ewan mcgregor as the scheming iago, and kelly reilly as the gentle desdemona. William shakespeare 15641616, english poet and dramatist of the elizabethan and early jacobean period, is the most widely known author in all of english literature and often considered the greatest. The folger shakespeare library, home to the worlds largest shakespeare collection, brings othello to life with this. Othello by william shakespeare read free book online.
In othello, shakespeare creates powerful drama from a marriage between the exotic moor othello and the venetian lady desdemona. William shakespeare is the british poet and playwright widely considered to be the greatest ever to write in the english language. Fully dramatized audio edition by william shakespeare. Othello the tragedy of othello, the moor of venice is a tragedy by william shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603. This great tragedy confronts the mystery at the heart of evil and contains some of shakespeares most magnificent dramatic verse. Othello audiobook audio theater by william shakespeare. Oct 01, 2000 listen to othello audiobook by william shakespeare. Buy the audio book cd book othello by william shakespeare at indigo. Narrated by don warrington, david threlfall, a full cast, annemarie duff, and jasper britton. Othello, dating from 16021604, is the second in shakespeares great sequence of four tragedies.
Othello sits somewhere next to hamlet, macbeth, and king lear as one of william shakespeare s most celebrated tragedies. Othello is a play by william shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603. Listen to othello by william shakespeare, multiple narrators for free with a 30 day free trial. Othello by william shakespeare the 490th greatest fiction. Othello by william shakespeare read by ewan mcgregor. Othello is the story of a crosscultural romance between the title character, a noble moor who. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Im all about the villians, and damn, iago isnt just a nearly perfect villian, but carries away almost the lines in this play. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Entire play the complete works of william shakespeare. Videos you watch may be added to the tvs watch history and influence tv recommendations. He shares his grief and rage with a lowly ensign in the army who also has reason to hate the general for promoting a younger man above him.
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Othello by william shakespeare audio book simply audiobooks. Shakespeare died in 1616 at the age of fiftytwo, leaving three childrensusanna, hamnet and judith. Listen to othello audiobook by william shakespeare. Shakespeares othello is one of his finest and most famous tragedies. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating.
Shakespeares legendary tragedy is revisited in this spirited and entertaining production that ran in london from november 2007 to february 2008. Othello by william shakespeare dramatic reading full audiobook greatest audio books special offer. Othello audiobook by william shakespeare, full cast. Shakespeares othello is a tragic tale of jealousy and deceit set in venice. Othello by william shakespeare meet your next favorite book. 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. 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.
This great tragedy confronts the mystery at the heart of evil and contains some of shakespeare s most magnificent dramatic verse. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Indeed, shakespeare has been voted one of the most important people of the. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. This highly acclaimed performance, which ran between november 2007 and february 2008 at the donmar warehouse in. William shakespeare is the author of the world famous sonnets and plays romeo and juliet, hamlet, macbeth and othello, as well as comedies. Born in 1564, he split his time between stratforduponavon and london, where he worked as a playwright, poet and actor. The duke sends othello to defend cyprus from the turks, and desdemona goes with him. May, 2018 othello by william shakespeare about the book. Librivox recording of othello, by william shakespeare. Othello, william shakespeare, emma fielding, anton lesser, a full cast, dramashakespeare, drama, naxos audiobooks, 3. 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.
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. Brabanzio decides to talk to the duke directly about othello and desdemona. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. The villainous iago plans and executes his elaborate revenge on othello. William shakespeare 15641616 in seventeenth century venice, a wealthy and debauched man discovers that the woman he is infatuated with is secretly married to a moorish general in the venetian. Othello by william shakespeare free at loyal books. Othello, a moorish general in the service of venice, has married desdemona, beautiful daughter of a venetian senator. Othello by william shakespeare on free audio book download. Almost in training my name is corriander brennaur and all i want to be known as is a regular old college student.
Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Feb 03, 20 othello the tragedy of othello, the moor of venice is a tragedy by william shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603. Notable for its still relevant themes of rascism, its infamous villian iago, and the. 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. Othello audiobook on cd dramatized 9781932219265 by william shakespeare. William shakespeare, othello othello is one of my favorite of shakespeares plays. Indeed, shakespeare has been voted one of the most important people of the last millennium and all writers are indebted to the vibrant characterization, innovative plotting, and philosophical scope he brought to the art of writing. Othello is the story of a crosscultural romance between the title character, a noble moor who is a general in the venetian army, and. Othello by william shakespeare and multiple narrators. Passionate love in a prejudiced worldin shakespeares most intimate tragedy, director bill rauch explores racism, religious bias, xenophobia, and the more disturbing aspects of relationships in the context of our societys ongoing struggle with polarizing differences.
Performed by hugh quarshie, anton lesser, emma fielding, patience tomlinson, roger may, alison pettitt, roy spencer, peter yapp, john. This highly acclaimed performance, which ran between november 2007 and february. Othello by william shakespeare dramatic reading full. The reason for that is a potion of a forest spirit puck. The newlymarried couple fall prey to the machinations of iago, othello s jealous ensign, who plots to destroy. Othello audiobook by william shakespeare, read by various. First performed around 1604, the play is also a pioneering exploration of racial prejudice. 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 manuscript.
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