Othello: Setting 1 key example

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Definition of Setting

Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the city of New York, or it can be an imagined... read full definition
Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the city of New York, or... read full definition
Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the... read full definition
Setting
Explanation and Analysis—Venice and Cyprus:

Othello, written by Shakespeare in 1603, is set in Venice and Cyprus during the Renaissance period in the latter half of the 1500s. The action of the play is set against the backdrop of the Venetian-Ottoman war, a longstanding conflict between the Venetian Christians and the Muslim Ottoman Empire. Cyprus came to play a central part in this conflict, with both sides vying for control. This context of war sets up a background of conflict and violence that will infect the whole mood of the play.