Although Jackson does not name the plays directly, we know from his accounts of them that he was referring to Ben Jonson’s The Alchemist (1610) and Shakespeare’s Othello (1603-4). While ...

Julieta Cervantes Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal took one step closer to Broadway last week, as rehearsals began for the highly anticipated revival of William Shakespeare’s Othello.

Othello syndrome is named after the tragedy Othello, written by William Shakespeare. In the play, Othello, a respected military commander, is tricked by other characters into believing that his ...