Othello is a successful general, but a very simple man who trusts lago completely. When he elopes with and marries Desdemona, he is overwhelmed by the happiness that seems to be his. Iago, embittered by his failure to win promotion in the army, decides to poison the general's happiness...
 

This reader uses the EXPANSIVE READING approach, where the text becomes a springboard to improve language skills and to explore historical background, cultural connections and other topics suggested by the text. As well as the story and a playscript, this reader contains:
• Wide range of activities on the four skills
• Dossiers: The First London Theatres and The Portrayal of Othello
• FCE-style activities
• A playscript enables students to perform their own version of the play
• Full recording of the text