Gamini Salgado Livres

Discusses the background, themes and dramatic technique of Othello, offers a brief profile of Shakespeare, and suggests topics of discussion.

This is a lively study of the Elizabethan world, so often recalled for its riotous love of life and bawdy sense of humour. The author portrays the contrast between the rich who indulged in luxuries and the poor who turned to thievery and begging.