Othello written by William Shakespeare performed by BBC Full Cast Dramatisation and Paul Scofield on Cassette (Abridged)

Paul Scofield's performance of Othello on this recording is the finest you will ever hear. Every Othello must counterfeit a deep baritone sound, which comes completely naturally to Scofield's unique voice. He must be a military mercenary, untutored in civil or political matters; a man who loves beyond reason, beyond passion, even beyond truth; an absolute idealist who applies to himself the rules by which he commands great armies. And he must have that greatest of virtues -- Trust -- as a condition of his heart and mind that can be blinded by an evil which uses trust and mistrust against him and Desdemona. The nuances of Scofield's performance are breathtaking.