Brought to you by The Educational Company of Ireland
With annotations, analysis and commentary by Patrick Murray
Podcasts read by actors Simon Coury and Niamh Daly
Hero, heroine and villain
‘It may seem odd to apply the term “hero” to a man who is easily misled
into thinking his wife is unfaithful and who responds by smothering
her to death in their bedroom. Othello is,
however, the official hero of the play, which is his tragedy…’