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Question:Hello,
I need some help. I am wondering, what is the approximate time span of the play, Othello, and how did you come to this conclusion?

Thank you. :P


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Hello,
I need some help. I am wondering, what is the approximate time span of the play, Othello, and how did you come to this conclusion?

Thank you. :P

the classical time span for a tragedy is "a single circuit of the sun". some say 24 hrs, some say a year. Logic has nothing to do with it, playwrights just wrote the action in sequence without regard to the reality of time. the study of theatre history brought me to this conclusion.