William Shakespeare · 1603 · mediterranean
In Venice the Moorish general Othello secretly weds Desdemona; ordered to defend Cyprus against the Turkish fleet, he carries her across the Mediterranean, where his ensign Iago poisons his mind with false proof of her infidelity until jealousy drives him to murder her and himself.
- 1Venice
The Venetian republic, where Othello wins Desdemona and, appointed to command against the Turks, is sent to defend the island of Cyprus.
- 2Cyprus
The Venetian stronghold of Famagusta, where a storm scatters the Turkish fleet and Iago's slander works on Othello until he smothers Desdemona and, undeceived too late, takes his own life.