Othello Day 3
English 12
Welcome
Grab a card as you come in. A’s and 2’s
are the groups of three desks in the middle.
Quiz!
 Describe
Michael Cassio. How many times
is the word “Moor” used in act 1 scene 1
Activites
Activities
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Some stuff you
wanted to know
Why I love it
Recap: Discuss act 1
scene 1
Character Hats
Act 2 Scenes
assigned
Goals
 Get
to clearer
picture of the
characters Iago,
Roderigo and
Brabantio
Some stuff you wanted to
know:
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Sources/inspiration for his plays mostly stories or
histories that would be familiar to his time
Shakespeare used the as inspiration, but did not care
about historical accuracy
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Othello is from an Italian book of stories called
Hecatommithi by Giovanni Battista Giraldi.
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SP makes sex more prominent
More emphasis on race
Spicier in emotion
He cared about making it interesting, adding
psychology of characters
http://www.drbilllong.com/ShakeO/IagosMindI.html
Why it is important to me…
 The
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language
Poetry
Puns
 The
drama
 The Characters
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Wonderfully flawed
Interesting psychology
 Study
‘the classics’ to develop better
writing skills
Why should it be important to
you?
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If you can read or understand Shakespeare…you
can read or understand anything!
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Think about college next year or any
difficult/complex text!
Do you aspire to be a writer, an actor, a director,
anyone is the entertainment or film industry?
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You have to know and understand Shakespeare.
Think of all the plays and films that are adaptations
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10 Things I Hate About You…The Taming of the Shrew
Kiss Me, Kate…The Taming of the Shrew
Romeo Must Die…Romeo and Juliet
West Side Story…Romeo and Juliet
O…Othello
Lion King…Hamlet
Shakespeare in Love…Romeo and Juliet and Twelfth
Night or What You Will
Why should it be important to
you?
 Do
you want to sound smart when
you are out of high school?
 Character
 You
recognition
will have a much greater
understanding of human nature.
 Anything else?
I’m asking you to:
 Open
your mind
 Try your best
 Have fun
Discussion Act 1 scene 1
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Why do Iago, Roderigo, and Brabantio hate
the man they are discussing?
What reasons does Iago give for continuing
to follow his master?
What kind of person do you expect the
man they discuss to be? How do you
imagine him?
Summarize
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2.
1.1.1-73
1.1.161-206
In your groups, summarize these lines.
Consider:
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What happens in these lines: Who is Cassio?
Why does Iago dislike him?
How has Brabantio’s attitude toward Roderigo
changed by the end of the scene. Consider the
line “o, would you had had her!”
The Hat Trick
In your groups:
For each character pick a hat or other prop
from the front of the room for Roderigo, Iago
and Brabantio. Be sure to have a reason for
the choice
Individually:
In your journals, describe the hat you chose
and explain how it reflects aspects of that
character.
Four short scenes
A, 2:1.2.1-32
 3,4: 1.2.33-64
 5,6: 1.2.65-100
 7,8: 1.2.101-123
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In your groups
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6.
Read round robin to hear the words, stopping at
periods, question marks, semicolons, colons or
exclamation marks
Paraphrase in your journals and look up any words
you don’t know. Determine what is happening
Cast parts and read the scene again, this time in
parts
If needed, cut some lines, but only to make the
scene clearer. Double up parts if you’d like or split
the character in two if needed
Get on your feet and add movement
Rehearse until you can communicate the scene to
an audience
Homework
 Bring
Othello to class tomorrow
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Rice University. 24 Feb. 2009
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Mabillard, Amanda. Othello Sources Shakespeare Online. 20 Aug. 2000.
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