1. Othello William Shakespeare

2. In your notes, write down everything that you think you know about William Shakespeare Share your list with the person sitting next to you (Similarities? Differences?) –Make sure your lists are the same… "All the world's a stage,and all the men and women merely players:they have their exits and their entrances;and one man in his time plays many parts..."

3. William Shakespeare Cont… English poet and play-write Wrote Othello Wrote 38 plays Wrote 154 sonnets Often called England’s national poet His company constructed the Globe Theater Married Anne Hathaway Started as a very famous actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare

4. Othello - Questions… How might jealousy cause a relationship downfall? Do women affect men’s actions? How do you know the truth in the face of seeming, reputation and insinuation? Why would someone purposely bring down their friend? What are your views on the idea of: keep your friends close and your enemies closer, interracial relationships, fathers and daughters, homosexual tension, and power?

5. Othello - Knowledge Language - double entendre, hyperbole, animal imagery, iambic pentameter Eternal appeal to audiences - race, sex, jealousy, treachery, murder Structure - no stage directions, archetypal characters, 5 act plot curve, clown characters

6. Othello - What are we doing? Narrative essay Literary analysis essay Dramatic script –Scene journals –3 minute summaries –Margin notes –Comparative text (translate) A word on Sparknotes…and No Fear Shakespeare

7. Othello - Act One Scene Journal - What do you need to do to be successful with this?