Othello (New Swan)

by William Shakespeare

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Series (with order)

Canonical Title

Othello

Original publication date

1603 (first performed)

1621-10-06 (registered with Stationers' Company)

1622 (quarto)

1623 (First Folio)

Important places

Venice, Veneto, Italy

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Awards and honors

Tony Award (Revival, 1982)

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First words

Never tell me; I take it much unkindly
That thou, Iago, who hast had my purse
As if the strings were thine, shouldst know of this.

Last words

Myself will straight aboard: and to the state This heavy act with heavy heart relate.

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0451526856, Paperback)

An international team of scholars offers: • modernised, easily accessible texts • ample but unobtrusive academic guidance • attention to the theatrical qualities of each play and its stage history • informative illustations, including reconstructions of early performances

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