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Othello: I do not think but Desdemonas honest. — Othello

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"Othello: I do not think but Desdemonas honest. Iago: Long live she so, and long live you to think so! Othello: And, yet, how nature erring from itself,— Iago: Ay, theres the point."
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The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, often shortened to Othello, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare around 1603. Set in Venice and Cyprus, the play depicts the Moorish military commander Othello as he is manipulated by his ensign, Iago, into suspecting his wife Desdemona of infidelity. Othello is widely considered one of Shakespeare's greatest works and is usually classified among

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