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Othello Navigator

Basic Navigation:

Scene Index:
     Links to scenes, with a brief summary of each scene. Each line of the text is numbered.

Search:
     Search the text of Othello for any word or words.

More Navigation:

Notable Quotes:
     Famous quotes in Othello explained.

Scene Summaries:
     Links to detailed scene summaries. Each has many links to the text.

Major Characters:
     Annotated links to passages that illustrate aspects of the characters of Othello, Desdemona, and Iago.

Minor Characters:
     Annotated links to all appearances of a character and all mentions of that character by other characters.

Themes and Motifs:
     Annotated links to passages particularly relevant to significant themes and motifs.

Also:

—Cinthio's Tale:
     The Source of Shakespeare's Othello.

—A Note on "The Motive-Hunting of Motiveless Malignity":
     Coleridge's famous comment explained.