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Shakespeare is thought to have written the following parts of this play: Act I, scenes 1–3; Act II, scene 1; Act III, scene 1; Act V, scene 1, lines 34–173, and scenes 3 and 4. [36] Summary Two close friends, Palamon and Arcite, are divided by their love of the same woman: Duke Theseus' sister-in-law Emelia.
Othello is widely considered one of Shakespeare's greatest works and is usually classified among his major tragedies alongside Macbeth, King Lear, and Hamlet. Unpublished in the author's life, the play survives in one quarto edition from 1622 and in the First Folio.
Under their referencing system, 3.1.55 means act 3, scene 1, line 55. References to the First Quarto and First Folio are marked Hamlet Q1 and Hamlet F1, respectively, and are taken from the Arden Shakespeare Hamlet: the texts of 1603 and 1623. [54] Their referencing system for Q1 has no act breaks, so 7.115 means scene 7, line 115.
Act Scene Location Appr. # lines Synopsis I 1 A hall in Duke Solinus's Palace. 158 I 2 The mart. 105 II 1 The house of Antipholus of Ephesus. 116 II 2 A public place. 214 III 1 Before the house of Antipholus of Ephesus. 131 III 2 Before the house of Antipholus of Ephesus. 175 IV 1 A public place. 113 IV 2 A room in the house of Antipholus of ...
Revenge tragedy was another increasingly popular genre in this age; Shakespeare's Hamlet is one example of this. [2] [3] Plays of this age were also decidedly secular, [1] in contrast to the religious morality plays which, by this time, were outlawed by Elizabeth I. One marked difference between English renaissance tragedies and the classics ...
Oaths or profanities may be expletives, as occurs in Shakespeare: "Yes, by Saint Patrick, but there is, Horatio." Hamlet, act 1, scene 5, line 134 [9] "Zounds, sir, you are one of those that will not serve God if the devil bid you." Othello, act 1, scene 1, line 109 [10] [11]
The Gravediggers (or Clowns) are examples of Shakespearean fools (also known as clowns or jesters), a recurring type of character in Shakespeare's plays. Like most Shakespearean fools, the Gravediggers are peasants or commoners that use their great wit and intellect to get the better of their superiors, other people of higher social status, and each other.
Othello, a General in the Venetian army, promotes a young officer, Michael Cassio, enraging Iago—the General's ensign—who expected the post himself. Outwardly loyal to Othello and his recently married wife, Desdemona, Iago proceeds to cause dissension within Othello's camp (for instance, tuning Othello's new father-in-law against him, and causing Cassio to fight another officer).