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William Shakespeare Othello, the Moor of Venice 34

Shakespeare’s England <ul><li>At the time of Shakespeare, England was a small nation by modern standards, with a populatio...

Shakespeare’s England continued … <ul><li>New domestic comforts included chimneys, metal dishes, carpets, windows, beds,...

Shakespeare’s England continued … <ul><li>Epidemics and plagues resulted from the unsanitary conditions. </li></ul><ul><...

Queen Elizabeth <ul><li>Elizabethan England takes its name from Queen Elizabeth, who lived from 1533-1603, reigning from 1...

Queen Elizabeth continued… <ul><li>Elizabeth was a skilled diplomat who dealt effectively with foreign governments, facti...

The Globe Theatre <ul><li>The theatre was so important and influential to the Elizabethans that Queen Elizabeth found it n...

Globe Theatre continued … <ul><li>The stage projected out into the audience, creating more intimacy between actors and au...

William Shakespeare <ul><li>William Shakespeare was born in April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. His father was a successfu...

Shakespeare’s Life continued … <ul><li>By most counts, Shakespeare wrote some 37 plays between 1591 and 1611. </li></ul><...

Ben Jonson on Shakespeare <ul><li>“ … Soul of the age! The applause! delight! the wonder of our stage! My SHAKESPEARE ris...

Harold Bloom on Shakespeare <ul><li>Shakespeare is “the supreme genius … who at the least changed our ways of presenting h...

Shakespeare’s Endurance <ul><li>In short, Shakespeare endures because of his masterful use of words, his insight into the ...

Othello <ul><li>Shakespeare drew the plot from Othello from Giraldi Cinthio’s “Tale of the Moor,” a sixteenth-century It...

Othello continued… <ul><li>Consider the changes: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>The Moor and Disdemona have lived harmoniously as...

The Fall of Othello <ul><li>The central question of Othello might be phrased this way: How does a decisive, resourcefu...

The Fall of Othello continued… <ul><li>So impassioned has he become that, in Act 5, he cannot grant a hearing to his wife...

Othello as Tragic Hero <ul><li>1. The traditional tragic hero must be extraordinary in rank and deed – “of high estate,”...

The Tragic Hero continued … <ul><li>3. Outside elements cooperate in the hero’s fall. </li></ul><ul><li>First and foremo...

Othello as Traditional Tragedy <ul><li>Restoration – Traditional tragedy follows a pattern of upheaval and restoration. ...

Iago <ul><li>The most fascinating character in the play. Iago is intelligent, resourceful, fearless, devious, creative, an...

Iago’s Technique <ul><li>Iago manipulates Othello to reach certain conclusions through a carefully contrived and patient p...

Iago’s Motive <ul><li>Consider the following possibilities: </li></ul><ul><li>─ Iago is bitter at not being promoted and ...

Iago’s Motive continued … <ul><li>Under examination, each of these possible motivations will prove deficient or limited. ...

Iago’s Motive continued … <ul><li>The great Romantic poet and Shakespearean scholar, Samuel T. Coleridge might serve as o...

Iago’s Mistake <ul><li>Iago might have been completely successful, except for one mistake. He underestimates the integrit...

Dramatic Irony <ul><li>Dramatic irony is a discrepancy between what the characters know and what the audience or readers k...

The Handkerchief <ul><li>Shakespeare employs dramatic irony with the handkerchief, one of the most famous props in theatri...

Contrasting Loves <ul><li>At the beginning of the play, Othello and Desdemona demonstrate a pure love, untouched by base i...

Jealousy <ul><li>Othello is not jealous by nature. He needs to be worked into a state of jealous confusion. </li></ul><ul...

Dual Settings <ul><li>The dual settings of Venice and Cyprus emphasize the play’s very prominent polarities of reason and ...

For Further Consideration <ul><li>Examine the scene in which Othello secretly watches Cassio talking to Bianca (4.1). Thi...

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