the annotated shakespeare Othello (cid:2) William Shakespeare Fully annotated,with an Introduction,by Burton Raffel With an essay by Harold Bloom the annotated shakespeare Yale University Press • New Haven and London Copyright © 2005by Yale University. All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced,in whole or in part,including illustrations, in any form (beyond that copying permitted by Sections 107and108 of the U.S.Copyright Law and except by reviewers for the public press), without written permission from the publishers. “Othello,”from Shakespeare:The Invention of the Humanby Harold Bloom, copyright © 1998by Harold Bloom.Used by permission of Riverhead Books,an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. Designed by Rebecca Gibb. Set in Bembo type byThe Composing Room of Michigan,Inc. Printed in the United States of America by R.R.Donnelley & Sons. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Information Shakespeare,William,1564‒1616. Othello /William Shakespeare ;fully annotated with an introduction by Burton Raffel ;with an essay by Harold Bloom. p. cm.— (The annotated Shakespeare) Includes bibliographical references. isbn0-300-10807-9(paperbound) 1. Othello (Fictitious character)—Drama. 2. Venice (Italy)—Drama. 3. Jealousy—Drama. 4. Muslims—Drama. I. Raffel,Burton. II. Bloom,Harold. III. Title. IV. Series pr2829.a2r34 2005 822.3(cid:2)3—dc22 2005007312 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. 10987654321 For Stephen Pride and,of course,Shifra contents (cid:2) AboutThis Book ix Introduction xvii Some Essentials of the Shakespearean Stage xxxvii Othello 1 An Essay by Harold Bloom 205 Further Reading 259 Finding List 265