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Othello (character)
Othello
is a character in
Shakespeare
's
Othello
(c. 1601–1604). The character's origin is traced to the tale "Un Capitano Moro" in
Gli Hecatommithi
by
Giovanni Battista Giraldi Cinthio
. There, he is simply referred to as the Moor.
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