Shakespeare's most gripping psychological thriller explores the potentially lethal power of love, deception and, most potently, jealousy. Othello, a Moor and general of the Venetian army, has eloped with a senator's young daughter on the eve of a campaign against the Turks. Passed over for promotion, Iago, under a guise of friendship and loyalty, determines to destroy the marriage. Can their love withstand his mind games and halt the ticking timebomb of betrayal and deceit?