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{{quote|''"O, beware, my lord, of jealousy!
''It is the [[Green-Eyed Monster]] which doth mock
''The meat it feeds on."''|'''Iago''', Act III, Scene 3.}}
{{quote|''"She has deceived her father, and may thee."''|'''Brabantio''', Act I, Scene 3.}}
{{quote|''"She was pure, she was clean, she was virginal too
''So why'd ya hafta go and make her face turn blue?"''|'''The Reduced Shakespeare Company'''}}
''Othello, The Moor Of Venice'' is one of [[William Shakespeare]]'s most famous plays. Adapted at least ten times for the screen (sometimes with setting changes), it is a play about racism (though not as we understand it today), trust, love, betrayal and {{spoiler|[[Vorpal Pillow|smothering someone with a pillow]]}} because you think she's cheated on you, then {{spoiler|killing yourself}} when you realize she didn't.
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* [[Foregone Conclusion]]
* [[Green-Eyed Monster]]
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* [[Almost-Dead Guy]]: Several characters manage a whole [[Final Speech]] apiece.
* [[All Women Are Lustful]]: Iago says it time and again to everyone who will listen - which is, unfortunately, everyone - and more significantly, Othello, who makes the mistake of taking Iago's advice on women as he would on the battlefield. Iago also plays a stereotype card with regards to Venetian women; Venice had a real-life contemporary reputation as a city of high-class courtesans and prostitutes of all orders. Venice has lots of prostitutes; therefore Venetian women are lustful. Desdemona is a Venetian woman; therefore she is lustful and will do anything to satisfy her appetite, including cheating on Othello. Simple.
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