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The Tragedy of Othello
CHAPTER 1 lago Was Unhappy
CHAPTER 2 Troublein Cyprus
CHAPTER 3 TheHandkerchief
CHAPTER 4 The End of lagos Plan
The Tragedy of Macbeth
CHAPTER 1 Three Witches
CHAPTER 2 Murder!
CHAPTER 3 More Witches and a Ghost
CHAPTER 4 The Messages Come True
The Tragedy of King Lear
CHAPTER 1 How Much Do You Love Me?
CHAPTER 2 ThisIs How Much We Love You!
CHAPTER 3 Regretful Fathers
CHAPTER 4 The Battle and Its Victims
The Tragedy of Hamlet
CHAPTER 1 The Ghost'sMessage
CHAPTER 2 The Princels Mad
CHAPTER 3 Hamlet's Girlfriend and Hamlet's Mother
CHAPTER 4 An Evil Plot Goes Wrong
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
CHAPTER 1 Beware the Ides of Marcht
CHAPTER 2 A Difficult Decision
CHAPTER 3 The Funeral
CHAPTER 4 This Was a Mant
New Words
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Thegeneral'snamewasothello.HewasnnusualinVenicebecausehewasablackman.Hewasaverygoodandbravesoldierandthedukewashappytomakehimageneral.othello,however,wasinlove,andhewasapossessiveman.HelovedDesdemona,thebeautifuldarIghterofasenator.CassiospoketoDesdemonaaboutothelloandtoldherwhatagoodandbravemarlhewas.Thatiswhyothellomadehimalieutenant.RoderigoalsolovedDesdemona,andaskedherfatherBrabantioifhecouldmarryher.HoweverBrabantiohadrefused.HethoughtsheshouldmarrysomebodymoreimportantthanRoderigo.Onenight,IagodiscoveredthatDesdemonahadescapedfromherfather’shouseandsecretlymarriedothello.HetoldRoderigoaboutitassoonashecould.NowRoderigowasangrytoo.Herfathershouldhaveallowedhimtomarryher.Nowshehadrunawayandsecretlymarriedablackman.HewassurethatBrabantiowouldnotbehappyaboutthiswhenhediscoveredit.ThetwoangryfriendsdecidedtotellBrabantio.Itwaslateatnight,buttheywenttohishouseandbegantoshout."Brabantio!Brabantio!Wakeup!Thievesandrobbers!Brabantio!Wakeup!"Brabantiowokeupandcametothewindowinhisnightclothestoseewhatthenoisewasa11about."Whatdoyouwant?Whatisallthisnoisefor}""Therearethieves,Brabantio.Lookoutforyourdaughter!Areyourdoorslocked?Isyourfamilysafeinside?""Whyareyouaskingthis?""Anoldblackramhasrunawaywithyourlittlewhiteewe!"shoutedIago."Areyoumad?Whoareyou?""Don’tyourecognizemyvoice?"askedRoderigo."IamRoderigo."Brabantiowasangrv."Roderigo,Itoldyounottocometomyhouse.YouaremakingtroublebecauseIdidnotgiveyoumydaughter.Goaway!""Wait,Brabantio,"insistedIago."Wearetellingyouthetruth.TheblackmanothellohasstolenyourdaughteL"."Goandseeifsheisinthehouse,"saidRoderigo."Ifsheisthere,youcanputmeiniailformakingtrouble.However,Iamsureyouwillnotfindher."Brabantiodecidedtocheck.Whilehewaschecking,Iagowenttofindothello,leavingRoderigototalktoBrabantio.BrabantiowasveryangrywhenhediscoveredthatRoderigoandIagowereright.Desdemonawasgone!"Whereisshe?"hescreamed."Hasshemarriedtheblackman?1willbeunhappyforever!Areyousureitwasher?Wheredidyouseeher?Howdidshegetout?1wishIhadallowedyoutomarryher!"Hepulledhishairandshookhisfistsandstampedhisfeet,butitdidnotbringDesdemonaback.shewasgone.Brabantiothoughtothellomusthaveusedmagictogetheroutofthehouse.Roderigoagreed,andpromisedtohelphimfindhislostdaughter.Iagofoundothelloandpretendedtobehisfriend.HewarnedhimthatBrabantiowasangryaboutthemarriageandwouldtrytogetDesdemonaback.Astheywerespeaking,Cassio,thenewlieutenant,arrivedwithamessagefromtheduke.TherewastroubleinCyprus,andthedukewantedtoseeothelloimmediately.Atthesametime,Brabantioandhismenarrivedandfoundthem.BrabantioWantedtofightothello,andIagopretendedtohelpothellobythreateningRoderigo,whowaswiththem.Brabantioaccusedothelloofusingmagictogethisdaughte."Therecanbenootherexplanation!"heexclaimed."Takehimmen.andputhiminprison!Heisasorcerer!"BeforeBrabantio’smencouldtakehim,othellotoldBrabantiothatthedukewantedtoseehimimmediatelyabouttroubleinCyprus.Brabantio,beingasenator,wasprobablywantedtoo.Theydecidedtogototheduketogether.Thedukewasmeetingwiththesenators.Itwasan.emergency.Messengershadtold,themthat:the,TurksweresailingtowardtheislandofCyprus,andthedukewantedto。sendothellotodefendit.WhenBrabantioandothelloarrived,Brabantioanxiouslytoldthedukethatthegeneralhadusedmagictostealhisdaughter."Mydaughterwouldnotmarryablackman,"hesaid."Itmusthavebeenmagic."Othelloadmitted,hehadtakenawaytheoldman'sdaughterandmarriedher,buthedeniedusingmagic."TheonlymagicIused,"hesaid,"wasthemagicofmystories.Ihavehadmanyadventuresinmylfieandtraveledtomanyplaces.Brabantiowasmyfriendandlikedtohearthestoriesofmyadventures.Hisdaughterlistenedtothesestories,too.andaskedmetotellhermore.Idid.shefeIlinlovewithme.andIfellinlovewithher."P2-P4