SAMPLE BP and PRACTICE
Topic = Othello and Judas/Jesus story
Topic sentence = The theme of betrayal is shown through the story of Othello and the Bible reference about Jesus and
Judas.
Transition Lead-in Quote sentence = For example, when the doomed Othello realizes what he has done, he compares his
actions as “Like the base Judean, [he] threw a pearl away” (V. ii. 79-81).
Comment 1 = Othello realizes here that he has betrayed his wife whom he thinks of as a pearl.
Comment 2 = The allusion compares Judas doing the same when he betrays his friend Jesus to the Romans, and Jesus is
then captured and executed.
Transition and Concrete Detail = In addition, since both Othello and Judas kill themselves after their betrayals, a strong
theme is that it is wrong to betray friends or family and that tragedy will surely follow.
Comment 1 = Othello takes his own life after realizing he has betrayed his wife Desdemona.
Comment 2 = Judas hangs himself from guilt and remorse after Jesus is crucified.
Concluding sentence = The play Othello offers a biblical allusion to the story of Judas and Jesus, and helps to reveal that
betrayal of friends and family will lead to tragedy.
The theme of betrayal is shown through the story of Othello and the Bible reference about Jesus and Judas. For
example, when the doomed Othello realizes what he has done, he compares his actions as “Like the base Judean, [he]
threw a pearl away” (V. ii. 79-81). Othello realizes here that he has betrayed his wife whom he thinks of as a pearl.
The allusion compares Judas doing the same when he betrays his friend Jesus to the Romans, and Jesus is then captured
and executed. In addition, since both Othello and Judas kill themselves after their betrayals, a strong theme is that it is
wrong to betray friends or family and that tragedy will surely follow. Othello takes his own life after realizing he has
betrayed his wife Desdemona. Judas hangs himself from guilt and remorse after Jesus is crucified. The play Othello
offers a biblical allusion to the story of Judas and Jesus, and helps to reveal that betrayal of friends and family will lead
to tragedy.
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