Othello recap

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Recap of the five subjects of Othello
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Today
Recap of the five subjects of Othello
Questions
Prepare for the test

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1 Othello
Harvard lecture: Othello's colour
10:00 - 15:00    Othello's race  
20:30 - 23:05   Othello's strangeness
46:50 - 51:42    Othello's idea why Desdemona loved him

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Talking
1 What do you know about Othello?
2 What things makes Othello insecure?
3 Must Othello be played by a black(ened) author?
4 What was Othello's major flaw that lead to his death?
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6:00

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2 Cassio and the military setting
Watch the video

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Talking
1 What do you know about Cassio?
  Rank / Relation to Othello / Bianca / Weak spot / final rank /  
  behaviour in Cyprus / ...
2 How does the military setting make the play more realistic?
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5:00

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3 Iago
1  Iago reveals his plans to the audience,
    Othello accuses Iago of spoiling his happiness and asks for evidence
2 Iago 'proves' that Othello is cuckolded by Cassio.
   (until 2:13:02)

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Talking
  • What do you know about Iago? 
  • Why does Iago want to ruin Othello? (At least three reasons)
  • How does he manipulate people?

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5:00

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4 Desdemona
1 Desdemona perfect? / Flaw 1: childlike
2 Flaw 2: lack of empathy

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Talking
  • What do you know about Desdemona? (Pay attention to     contrasting characteristics)
  • What do you think of Desdemona's last words?
  • Should you feel sorry for Desdemona?

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5:00

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5 Handkerchief

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Talking
  • Say what you know about the handkerchief
  • Why was it important to: Othello / Desdemona / Iago /
      Bianca?
  • In what way did it feature in the dramatic ending?

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Questions

Time for studying

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