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Book Review By Andres Becerra
Othello by William Shakespeare

Othello is a Moor in Venice, who has attained success as a renowned general and has married fair Desdemona. Iago, his ancient, envies him and resents the fact that Cassio has been named Othello's lieutenant.

They are all sent to Cyprus to defend the island from an attack that never comes. There, Iago plots against Othello, cunningly making him believe that Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio.

Iago is constantly maneuvering other characters and makes an ideal villain, so clever and cynical, as well as close to his victim. Indeed, his malicious plans do end up in a bloodbath and tragedy, though not exactly as he intended them to.


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story - 1600-1899 -
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance:

Main Character
Gender - Male
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Profession/status:
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes
Eccentric:
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 1 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - Italy
Island? Yes

Writing Style
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only
Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English? Yes
Amount of dialog - mostly dialog
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