OthelloThis second edition of Othello features an illustrated introduction by leading American scholar Ayanna Thompson. This introduction addresses key issues such as race, religion, and gender, as well as exploring ways in which the play has been adapted in more recent times. Othello is one of Shakespeares great tragedies, written during the same five year period as Hamlet, King Lear, and Macbeth. The new introduction examines the plays varying