(Shakespeare's Othello) How important do you think Venice is, in the play Othello? The last paprgraph certainly needs work. I wrote this last year, and received a C for it, which is mediocre.

How important do you think Venice is in the play Othello? The first three scenes of Othello by William Shakespeare take place in Venice. These first few scenes set the pace of the whole play; therefore they hold the key to the importance of Venice in the play Othello. The play opens in mid conversation, under the cover of nightfall. This indicates that in Venice there is some underhanded work taking place. It is in …

…would be lost without their general. Venice should have meant happiness for Othello and Desdemona, but their was so much secrecy and corruption taking place, that they never got to experience the happiness that should have strengthened them as a married couple. If the Turks hadn't invaded Cyprus, then Othello could have learnt about Desdemona as a person, and then he could have trusted and believed her, rather than taking Iago's lies over her promises.