When a secret marriage is planned between Othello, a Moorish general, and Desdemona, the daughter of Senator Brabantio, her old suitor Roderigo takes it hard. He allies himself with Iago, who has his own grudge against Othello, and the two conspire to bring Othello down. When their first plan, to have him accused of witchcraft, fails, they plant evidence intended to make him believe Desdemona is unfaithful.
Keywords:
Husband wife relationship
Victim
Based on play or musical
Love
Murder
Interracial marriage
Tragic love
Handkerchief
Resentment
Jealous husband
Father daughter conflict
Mistrust of wife
Shakespeare's othello
Shakespeare
Movie tag line: "Orson Welles' magnificent screening of Shakespeare's immortal tragedy"
Character: Othello
Character: Iago
Character: Roderigo
Character: Desdemona
Character: Brabantio