Othello by William Shakespeare

"must you speak Of one that lov'd not wisely but too well"

Objectives

To develop an understanding the key areas of the play, including: Character development and characterisation Context and setting Important events and turning points Important ideas and themes Close reading Shakespeare's use of language

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This open education resource is designed to help high school students studying the play Othello by William Shakespeare.

The main areas of study are:

• Introduction
• Character and Characterisation
• Important Events and turning points
• Setting
• Shakespeare's Language
• Close reading
• Important ideas
• Key quotations
• Review

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Othello
Othello, the Moor of Venice is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1603, and based on the Italian short story "Un Capitano Moro" ("A Moorish Captain") by Cinthio, a disciple of Boccaccio, first published in 1565. The work revolves around four central characters: Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army; his wife Desdemona; his lieutenant, Cassio; and his trusted ensign Iago. Because of its varied and current themes of racism, love, jealousy, and betrayal, Othello is still often performed in professional and community theatres alike and has been the basis for numerous operatic, film, and literary adaptations. This extract is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license. It uses material from the article "Othello", retrieved 09 09 11.