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Othello, The Moor of Venice is a tragey by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1603. The work revolves around four central characters: Othello, his wife Desdemona, his lieutenant Cassio, and his trusted advisor Iago. Attesting to its enduring popularity, the play appeared in 7 editions between 1622 and 1705. Because of its varied themes — racism, love, jealousy and betrayal — it remains relevant to the present day and is often performed in professional and community theatres alike. The play has also been the basis for numerous operatic, film and literary adaptations.

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  • The play in which Emilia screams, "The moor hath kill'd my mistress! Murder! Murder!"
  • Shakespeare's moor
  • When Orson Welles directed & starred in this play in 1951, Peter Finch was his Iago
  • In 1833 Edmund Keane collapsed while playing this role to his son's Iago & died soon after
  • This play about a Moor was inspired by a tale in Cinthio's "Hecatommithi"
  • Verdi fans always want "moor" of this Shakespearean hero
  • This Shakespeare play inspired Jose Limon to create "The Moor's Pavane", & he danced the lead role himself
  • Near the end of this tragedy, Lodovico tells Gratiano to "seize upon the fortunes of the Moor"
  • During the long filming process of this 1952 movie, Orson Welles went through several different Desdemonas
  • In the '60s Laurence Olivier put on blackface to play this Shakespearean hero
  • In this play Emilia tells Iago & Desdemona, "The moor's abused by some most villainous knave"
  • You say you value your wife's love above "the sea's worth", but you gotta jack it up & see what she needs: it's trust!
  • On Broadway in 1982, Grammer as Cassio supported James Earl Jones in this Shakespeare play
  • This play ends less one Moor as he dies "upon a kiss"
  • From Cyprus PD: Man smothered or strangled wife, TBD by coroner; man confirmed suicide at scene
  • Roderigo:"Tush, never tell me; I take it much unkindly that thou, Iago..."
  • Every graduate should know he speaks of the "pomp and circumstance" of war to Iago
  • In the '60s, Laurence Olivier put on blackface to play this Shakespearean hero
  • Play in which Iago says, "In sleep I heard him say, 'Sweet Desdemona, let us be wary, let us hide our loves!'"
  • The Moor who loved Desdemona "not wisely, but too well"
  • "Hell too"
  • Jealous jerk: HELL TOO
  • Placido is associated with the title role of this 1887 Verdi opera based on a Shakespearean tragedy
  • This title guy thinks his wife's cheatin'; says "She with Cassio hath the act of shame a thousand times committed"
  • "A noble Moor in the service of the Venetian state"
  • Roderigo & Iago enter at the start of this tragedy
  • "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy"
  • Okay, this military guy marries a younger woman named Desdemona -- now the ending's sad, but that means Oscar!
  • Title character played by former Alvin Ailey dancer Desmond Richardson in a 1997 ballet
  • After Emilia is stabbed in this tragedy, she says, “I will play the swan” & sings before she dies
  • "How I do thrive in this lady's love, and she in mine!""Ps-ps-ps-ps!""Thou dost stone my heart!""Mmgh-mm-mm!""Ps-ps-ps-ps!""D'oh! 'Tis happiness to die. Oo-algh!"
  • Will had this title man do the dirty work in Act V, smothering his wife for her supposed infidelity
  • Iago suspects, or pretends to suspect, his wife Emilia of having an affair with this man
  • Whisper in my ear /Betrayed me with Cassio?! /Oomf! Oomf! Oomf! Oomf! Dead
  • In 1952 Orson took on the Shakespearean film role of this Moor of Venice
  • Losing a hanky might lead to some deadly hanky-panky--I learned it from this play
  • Lodovico speaks last in this play, addressing Iago as a "Spartan dog"
  • "I kissed thee ere I killed thee. no way but this, killing myself, to die upon a kiss"
  • Desdemona is the wife of the title character of this tragedy
  • Jose Limon's "The Moor's Pavane" is based on this tragedy
  • This play says, "Beware, my lord, of jealousy; it is the green-eyed monster"
  • This game similar to the game "Go" has a Shakespearean name & uses black & white disks
  • The title character of this tragedy is governor of Cyprus, where much of the play is set
  • Character who says "Speak of me as one that love not wisely, but too well"
  • The 1995 film of this play includes the following:
  • Cassio, Act I, Scene ii:"To who?"
  • I have a line in this 1604 tragedy: "Loved not wisely but too well"... dost thou think it over the top?
  • "I will in Cassio's lodging lose this napkin and let him find it, trifles... are to the jealous confirmations strong"
  • "I lov'd not wisely but too well; killed my wife, that's just not swell"
  • Brabantio & Cassio
  • Act I of this tragedy is set in Venice; Act II, in Cyprus
  • A little late, this Shakespearean character describes himself as "one that loved not wisely, but too well"
  • Cassio! Iago said you've been messing around with my wife! You know how crazy that makes me!
  • Rossini's opera about this tragic character is subtitled "Il Moro Di Venezia
  • It's all there in black & white; this strategy game is named for a Shakespeare play
  • What gives Cassio's imbibing away in this play? Maybe him telling Montano, "I'll knock you o'er the Mazzard"
  • The Duke of Venice summons this title character to help him deal with the threat of a Turkish attack
  • A handkerchief helps send this title guy of a tragedy over the edge, convincing him of his wife's infidelity

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