Wednesday, Jan. 28 Agenda Questions so far? Summarize what has happened – Objective correlative? Peripeteia Asides and soliloquies Tragedy – using clip from O Questions = today’s quiz Break Iago as director, play as meta-theatre Othello kills Desdemona Sample close reading Short close readings for you to practice Selections to read in Henry IV, Part I Questions about Othello 1. Could you interpret Othello as a feminist text? 2. What makes Othello a tragic figure? Is his tragedy selfinflicted or beyond his control? Does he have a tragic flaw? 3. How does Othello change in the course of the play? Can you see change in language and behavior? 4. Is Iago a credible character? Or is he so evil that he defies belief?What flaws in Roderigo, Cassio, and Othello does he use? 5. How does Emelia help us to understand Othello and Desdemona? Is she a foil to Desdemona? Questions, continued 6. Are the minor characters (Bianca, Brabantio, etc.) keys to the story? 7. Can you see a Venice/Cyprus split in values? 8. How is Desdemona's handkerchief used dramatically and symbolically? 9. How does Iago direct scenes and direct them to be misread? 10. How would YOU direct this play in terms of costume, lighting, acting? What to read in Henry IV, Part I, Act 1 1.1 – Read the synopsis 1.2 – Read all, paying special attention to the very last soliloquy by Prince Hal, starting about line 201 1.3 – Read the synopsis