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Season 1, Episode 19: Othello

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Set in 16th-century Venice and Cyprus, Othello the Moor, a noble black warrior in the Venetian army, has secretly married a beautiful white woman called Desdemona, the daughter of a prominent senator, Brabantio. When he finds out, he is outraged, and promptly disowns her. Othello’s ensign, Iago, harbours a secret jealousy and resentment towards the Moor, partly because another soldier, Lieutenant Cassio, has been promoted ahead of him, and also because he suspects that Othello has had an affair with his wife. Intent on revenge, Iago hatches a devious plan to plant suspicions in Othello’s mind that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him with Cassio.

All Episodes - Season 1

Romeo & Juliet
Episode 1
Romeo & Juliet
 King Richard the Second
Episode 2
King Richard the Second
 As You Like It
Episode 3
As You Like It
 Julius Caesar
Episode 4
Julius Caesar
 Measure for Measure
Episode 5
Measure for Measure
 The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight
Episode 6
The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight
 The First Part of King Henry the Fourth with the Life and Death of Henry Surnamed Hotspur
Episode 7
The First Part of King Henry the Fourth with the Life and Death of Henry Surnamed Hotspur
 The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth containing his Death: and the Coronation of King Henry the Fift
Episode 8
The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth containing his Death: and the Coronation of King Henry the Fift
 The Life of Henry the Fifth
Episode 9
The Life of Henry the Fifth
 Twelfth Night
Episode 10
Twelfth Night
 The Tempest
Episode 11
The Tempest
 Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Episode 12
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
 The Taming of the Shrew
Episode 13
The Taming of the Shrew
 The Merchant of Venice
Episode 14
The Merchant of Venice
 All's Well That Ends Well
Episode 15
All's Well That Ends Well
 The Winter's Tale
Episode 16
The Winter's Tale
 Timon of Athens
Episode 17
Timon of Athens
 Antony and Cleopatra
Episode 18
Antony and Cleopatra
 Othello
Episode 19
Othello
 Troilus and Cressida
Episode 20
Troilus and Cressida
 A Midsummer Night's Dream
Episode 21
A Midsummer Night's Dream
 King Lear
Episode 22
King Lear
 The Merry Wives of Windsor
Episode 23
The Merry Wives of Windsor
 The First Part of Henry the Sixth
Episode 24
The First Part of Henry the Sixth
 The Second Part of Henry the Sixth
Episode 25
The Second Part of Henry the Sixth
 The Third Part of Henry the Sixth
Episode 26
The Third Part of Henry the Sixth
 The Tragedy of Richard III
Episode 27
The Tragedy of Richard III
 Cymbeline
Episode 28
Cymbeline
 Macbeth
Episode 29
Macbeth
 The Comedy of Errors
Episode 30
The Comedy of Errors
 The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Episode 31
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
 The Tragedy of Coriolanus
Episode 32
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
 The Life & Death of King John
Episode 33
The Life & Death of King John
 Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Episode 34
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
 Much Ado About Nothing
Episode 35
Much Ado About Nothing
 Love's Labour's Lost
Episode 36
Love's Labour's Lost
 Titus Andronicus
Episode 37
Titus Andronicus
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