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Othello, the Moor of Venice By William Shakespeare
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Shakespearean Tragedy Combination of Aristotle (Greek) and Seneca (Roman) 1.socially superior character
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Shakespearean Tragedy Combination of Aristotle (Greek) and Seneca (Roman) 1.socially superior character 2.strives for personal goal – makes CHOICES
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Shakespearean Tragedy Combination of Aristotle (Greek) and Seneca (Roman) 1.socially superior character 2.strives for personal goal – makes CHOICES 3.caught in a web of unforeseen circumstances that result from choices
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4.hostility to hero by circumstances, enemies, or supernatural
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5.hero recognizes reality too late; he dies bitter, desperate, and burnt-out
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4.hostility to hero by circumstances, enemies, or supernatural 5.hero recognizes reality too late; he dies bitter, desperate, and burnt-out 6.hero’s death releases him from circumstances, his society from disorder, and the audience from tension
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Shakespeare’s Othello written ca. 1606, but not published until 1622
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Shakespeare’s Othello written ca. 1606, but not published until 1622 one of W.S.’s four great tragedies (including Hamlet, Macbeth, and King Lear)
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Shakespeare’s Othello written ca. 1606, but not published until 1622 one of W.S.’s four great tragedies (including Hamlet, Macbeth, and King Lear) smallest cast used by W.S.
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based on Italian writer Cinthio’s Hecatommithi (1565)
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popular because it focuses on 2 people who defy society and follow their hearts
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Richard Burbage – 1 st actor to play Othello
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1660 – first time a woman played Desdemona
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Othello: The Basics PLOT - begins with an interracial marriage and a jealous person of a lesser class
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Othello: The Basics PLOT - begins with an interracial marriage and a jealous person of a lesser class SETTING –Venice, Italy –the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea
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Motifs & Extended Metaphors animal names black / white the devil / God light / darkness trust / honesty / honest lie / beguile / belie / deceive
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heaven / hell / angels / demons / supernatural honor / reputation poison / pestilence illness / medicine / remedy eating Motifs & Extended Metaphors
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Major Themes in Othello things are not what they seem (foolish loyalty)
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Major Themes in Othello things are not what they seem (foolish loyalty) jealousy (the “green-eyed monster”)
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Major Themes in Othello things are not what they seem (foolish loyalty) jealousy (the “green-eyed monster”) society’s treatment of the outsider (the “Stranger in the Village” archetype)
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Themes common in W.S.’s plays
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Contrasting worlds
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Themes common in W.S.’s plays Contrasting worlds Appearance v. reality (use of disguise)
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Themes common in W.S.’s plays Contrasting worlds Appearance v. reality (use of disguise) Superstition / Supernatural
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Themes common in W.S.’s plays Contrasting worlds Appearance v. reality (use of disguise) Superstition / Supernatural Rise of one person at the expense of another
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Themes common in W.S.’s plays Contrasting worlds Appearance v. reality (use of disguise) Superstition / Supernatural Rise of one person at the expense of another Disorder in state or family
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Themes common in W.S.’s plays Contrasting worlds Appearance v. reality (use of disguise) Superstition / Supernatural Rise of one person at the expense of another Disorder in state or family Order triumphs
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Contrasting worlds true love v. jealousy
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Contrasting worlds true love v. jealousy calmness v. rage
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Contrasting worlds true love v. jealousy calmness v. rage Christian Venetians v. Muslim Turks
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Appearance v. Reality Iago disguises his feelings toward Othello
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Appearance v. Reality Iago disguises his feelings toward Othello Dramatic Irony – audience knows all of Iago’s plans; Iago hides something from each character
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Superstition / Supernatural Othello is accused of using magic to woo Desdemona
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Rise of one person at the expense of another Cassio promoted over Iago Iago’s power over Othello
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Disorder in state or family Othello believes that Desdemona is cheating on him with Cassio
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Disorder in state or family Othello believes that Desdemona is cheating on him with Cassio Italy is at war with Muslim Turks
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Order triumphs Othello learn truth & kills himself
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Order triumphs Othello learn truth & kills himself Cassio becomes temporary leader of troops in Cyprus
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Order triumphs Othello learn truth & kills himself Cassio becomes temporary leader of troops in Cyprus Iago is arrested
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Terms comic relief soliloquy aside tragic hero
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