Othello

'O, beware, my lord of jealousy;
It is the green-ey'd monster which doth mock
The meat it feeds on.'

Act III scene 3 lines 165-167

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Plot synopsis

Othello, a General employed by the Venetian state, has secretly married Desdemona, a daughter of the Venetian senator Brabantio. Iago, an ensign nursing a private grudge against Othello, sets about revenging himself. He and Roderigo, a disappointed suitor of Desdemona, bring Brabantio to the Senate where, learning that she has married Othello of her own accord, he disowns his daughter. Read more...

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