Cassio - Cassio

... The story is set in the 15th century on the Venetian island of Cyprus. Otello, a black Venetian general who married Desdemona, the daughter of a Venetian nobleman, and was appointed as the new governor of Cyprus, repels the ships of the Saracen army and returns in triumph. However, he is tricked by the wicked standard-bearer Iago, who bears a grudge against the success of his junior, the young Cassio, and suspects his wife of an affair with Cassio. In a fit of jealousy, he strangles her to death, but realizes that it was a misunderstanding and commits suicide. [Takeishi Hideo]. ...

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…　物語の舞台は15世紀ベネチア領のキプロス島。ベネチアの貴族の娘デズデモナと結婚，キプロス島の新総督として着任したベネチアの将軍，黒人のオテロは，サラセン軍の船を撃退，勇躍凱旋するが，後輩の若いカッシオの出世に恨みを抱いた腹黒い旗手ヤーゴの奸計にあって妻とカッシオの仲を疑い，嫉妬のあまり彼女を絞殺するが，誤解と知って自害する。【武石 英夫】。…

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