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Othello
by Stephen Orgel, William Shakespeare, Russ McDonald
“For since these arms of mine had seven years' pith—Othello, Othello Act 1 Scene 3
Till now some nine moons wasted, they have used
Their dearest action in the tented field”
This quote alone from Act 1 instantly tells you all you need to know about Othello himself. To put it in simpler terms, he is saying here that since he was seven years old, until 9 months ago, he has been fighting on the battlefield. Therefore, he is used to his enemy being on the other side, not amongst his own ranks.
“O, beware my lord of jealousy.—Iago, Othello Act 3 Scene 3
It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock
The meat it feeds on.”
Enter Iago. He is but a flag-bearer, a third-ranking officer. He resents Othello picking Cassio to be second in command instead of him, believing Othello to be conceited. So he decides to poison Othello's mind with the idea that his wife Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio. The rest of the events go as one would expect from Shakespeare, ending in a most poetic tragedy.
I read this for my last year in high school, and when I tell you I enjoyed it so much I annotated nearly every page of my copy! It's remarkable, a true masterpiece. I feel so sorry for poor Desdemona. She deserved the world, but the world didn't deserve her.