Othello by William Shakespeare
Introduction
- Pre-Reading Questions & Discussion
- Notes: Background of Othello & Brief History of Moors
- Activity: Discovering Universal Themes (Continuous)(20)
- Handout: Iago the Villain (Continuous)
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Act One Questions & Vocabulary
- Discuss Iago’s Self Characterization
- Animal Symbolism: “Barbary Horse”
- Discussion: Meeting Othello “Jesus Arrested” Allusion OR Multiple
Choice Practice
- Important Quotes
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Act Two Questions & Vocabulary
- Discussion: Iago's Web
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Act Three Questions & Vocabulary
- Discuss Iago’s Web
- Desdemona’s Handkerchief & Symbolism
- Important Quotes (Act II & III)
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Act I-III Quiz (30)
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Act Four Questions & Vocabulary
- Important Quotes
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Act Five Questions & Vocabulary
- Important Quotes
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Act IV-V Quiz (30)
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AP Literature: Othello Multiple Choice Practice #1-25
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In Class Essay #3 (60)
Articles
Racism, Misogyny and ‘Motiveless Malignity’ in Othello
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Othello Venetian Society Othello Outsider
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(1) Iago's Insincere 'Sincerity'
(2) What You Know, You Know: The Mind of Iago
(3) Women in Othello
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