{"product_id":"othello-shakespeare-1968","title":"Othello by Shakespeare","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Venetian General Falls Victim to a Subversive Scheme of Jealousy, Suspicion, and Murder\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet against the backdrop of the Ottoman–Venetian wars, William Shakespeare's tragedy follows Othello, a revered Moorish general in the Venetian military who secretly weds Desdemona, the daughter of a prominent senator. When Othello is dispatched to govern Cyprus and promotes the young scholar-soldier Michael Cassio to lieutenant, he unwittingly fuels the venom of his overlooked ensign, Iago, who vows to tear down the general’s life and marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOperating behind a facade of loyalty, Iago wages ruthless psychological warfare, preying on Othello’s doubts and outsider status in Venetian high society. Using planted evidence, whispers, and Desdemona’s misplaced strawberry-embroidered handkerchief, Iago manufactures proof of an affair between Cassio and Desdemona, driving Othello into an obsessive, murderous spiral.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy You’ll Love This Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam Shakespeare delivers psychological tension, literature’s most calculating antagonist in Iago, and the historical origin of the phrase \"the green-eyed monster.\" A Jacobean drama for collectors, students, and readers of classic tragedies such as \u003ci\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fehmerling Books","offers":[{"title":"Acceptable \/ Paperback","offer_id":67669824077978,"sku":"0140707077","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/3455\/3498\/files\/shakespeare-othello-front-cover.jpg?v=1792508573","url":"https:\/\/www.fehmerlingbooks.com\/products\/othello-shakespeare-1968","provider":"Fehmerling Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}