Othello
/əˈθeləʊ/
/əˈθeləʊ/
- a play (c. 1603) by William Shakespeare. The story is about a great man who is destroyed by jealousy. Othello is a Moor (= North African) who is a powerful and respected commander (= senior officer) in the navy of Venice. He is gradually persuaded by the evil officer Iago that his wife, Desdemona, and another officer, Cassio, are lovers. Othello kills his wife but then discovers that she was innocent and kills himself.“O! beware, my lord of jealousy;It is the green-eyed monster which doth mockThe meat it feeds on.”
威廉·莎士比亚的戏剧(约 1603 年)。故事讲述的是一位伟人因嫉妒而毁灭的故事。奥赛罗是摩尔人(=北非),是威尼斯海军中一位强大且受人尊敬的指挥官(=高级军官)。他逐渐被邪恶的军官伊阿古说服,相信他的妻子苔丝狄蒙娜和另一名军官卡西奥是恋人。奥赛罗杀死了他的妻子,但随后发现她是无辜的,于是自杀了。小心,我的嫉妒之王;这是绿眼怪物,它嘲笑它所吃的肉。”莎士比亚奥赛罗