1. LQ: Can I analyse the themes of honesty and reputation in Act 2?
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AS Paper 1: Othello
Lesson 9
LQ: Can I analyse the themes of honesty and reputation in Act 2?

2. LQ: Can I analyse the themes of honesty and reputation in Act 2?
Key words: Play, drama, genre, contexts, historical, social, cultural, race, religion, gender, Venice, Cyprus, attitude, audiences B4
Outstanding Progress: you will confidently explore through detailed and sophisticated critical analysis how writers use these aspects to create meaning B3
Excellent Progress: you will explore structure, form, language, themes and contexts, commenting on specific aspects with reference to how they shape meaning B2
Good Progress: you will show awareness of structure, form, language, themes and contexts, commenting on specific aspects with reference to how they shape meaning
LQ: Can I analyse the themes of honesty and reputation in Act 2?

3. LQ: Can I analyse the themes of honesty and reputation in Act 2?
Starter, recap.
Whose reputations does ‘honest’ Iago plan to ruin and how does he intend to do it?
The setting has moved to Cyprus
Peace is restored
Celebrations
Demise of Turkish fleet
Marriage
Remember that, at this point, the audience are privy to Iago’s plan
What device is this?
What effect does this have on the audience?
These plans for celebration are somewhat tainted by our knowledge that trouble lurks around the corner and our eagerness to see what becomes of Iago’s scheming.
Ext: Can you refer to quotations to support your response?
Key words: Play, drama, genre, contexts, historical, social, cultural, race, religion, gender, Venice, Cyprus, attitude, audiences, character analysis

4. LQ: Can I analyse the effect of foreshadowing in Act 1 Scene 3?
LQ: Can I further my understanding of the plot and begin to look closely at language?
LQ: Can I analyse the effect of foreshadowing in Act 1 Scene 3?
LQ: Can I analyse the themes of honesty and reputation in Act 2?
LQ: Can I further develop my understanding of characterisation in Act 1?
LQ: Can I analyse structure, form, language, themes and contexts in Othello?
LQ: Can I identify the changing traits of characters?
Class discussion
In what way do you consider Othello to be a tragic hero?
The following are listed as the six archetypal characteristics of the tragic hero.
Are you able to link any of them to Othello?
Ext: Can you make connections to any other texts that you have looked at?
These plans for celebration are somewhat tainted by our knowledge that trouble lurks around the corner and our eagerness to see what becomes of Iago’s scheming.
Key words: Play, drama, genre, contexts, historical, social, cultural, race, religion, gender, Venice, Cyprus, attitude, audiences, character analysis

5. LQ: Can I analyse the effect of foreshadowing in Act 1 Scene 3?
LQ: Can I further my understanding of the plot and begin to look closely at language?
LQ: Can I analyse the themes of honesty and reputation in Act 2?
LQ: Can I further develop my understanding of characterisation in Act 1?
LQ: Can I identify the changing traits of characters?
LQ: Can I analyse structure, form, language, themes and contexts in Othello?
Noble Stature: since tragedy involves the "fall" of a tragic hero, one theory is that one must have a lofty position to fall from, or else there is no tragedy (just pathos). Another explanation of this characteristic is that tragedies involving people of stature affect the lives of others. In the case of a king, the tragedy would not only involve the individual and his family, it would also involve the whole society.
Tragic Flaw (Hamartia): the tragic hero must "fall" due to some flaw in his own personality. The most common tragic flaw is hubris (excessive pride). One who tries to attain too much possesses hubris.
Free Choice: while there is often a discussion of the role of fate in the downfall of a tragic hero, there must be an element of choice in order for there to be a true tragedy. The tragic hero falls because he chooses one course of action over another.
Unleashes vitriol?
Until now, there has been no ill treatment of women
Key words: Play, drama, genre, contexts, historical, social, cultural, race, religion, gender, Venice, Cyprus, attitude, audiences, character analysis

6. LQ: Can I analyse the effect of foreshadowing in Act 1 Scene 3?
LQ: Can I further my understanding of the plot and begin to look closely at language?
LQ: Can I analyse the themes of honesty and reputation in Act 2?
LQ: Can I further develop my understanding of characterisation in Act 1?
LQ: Can I analyse structure, form, language, themes and contexts in Othello?
LQ: Can I identify the changing traits of characters?
The final three – in what way can you assign the following criteria? If you don’t know how the play ends, can you make a prediction based on the following?
The Punishment Exceeds the Crime: the audience must not be left feeling that the tragic hero got what he deserved. Part of what makes the action "tragic" is to witness the injustice of what has occurred to the tragic hero.
Hero has Increased Awareness: it is crucial that the tragic hero come to some sort of an understanding of what went wrong or of what was really going on before he comes to his end.
Produces Catharsis in Audience: catharsis is a feeling of "emotional purgation" that an audience feels after witnessing the plight of a tragic hero: we feel emotionally drained, but exultant.
Unleashes vitriol?
Until now, there has been no ill treatment of women
Key words: Play, drama, genre, contexts, historical, social, cultural, race, religion, gender, Venice, Cyprus, attitude, audiences, character analysis

7. LQ: Can I analyse the effect of foreshadowing in Act 1 Scene 3?
LQ: Can I further my understanding of the plot and begin to look closely at language?
LQ: Can I further develop my understanding of characterisation in Act 1?
LQ: Can I analyse structure, form, language, themes and contexts in Othello?
LQ: Can I identify the changing traits of characters?
LQ: Can I analyse the themes of honesty and reputation in Act 2?
Class and teacher led reading of Act 2 Scene 3
What important themes have been established in this scene?
Can you limit your response to a one word answers?
Honesty and Reputation are notions that permeate throughout the play.
You are going to split into two groups. One group is to look at the presentation of honesty in this scene and the other is to look at the presentation of Reputation.
– video at 245
– video at 205
Ext: Do you notice anything interesting about he imagery that Iago uses?
Key words: Play, drama, genre, contexts, historical, social, cultural, race, religion, gender, Venice, Cyprus, attitude, audiences, character analysis

8. LQ: Can I analyse the effect of foreshadowing in Act 1 Scene 3?
LQ: Can I further my understanding of the plot and begin to look closely at language?
LQ: Can I identify the changing traits of characters?
LQ: Can I analyse the themes of honesty and reputation in Act 2?
LQ: Can I further develop my understanding of characterisation in Act 1?
LQ: Can I analyse structure, form, language, themes and contexts in Othello?
Cassio fights with Roderigo
Montano tries to hinder Cassio, but Cassio ends up injuring him.
The noise wakes Othello, who comes down to figure out what has happened?
Montano tells what he knows of it all, and Iago fills in the rest making sure to fictionalise his part in it all.
Cassio is stripped of his rank, and all leave Cassio and Iago alone.
Key points of Act 2 Scene 3
Iago gets Cassio to drink a bit, knowing that he cannot hold his liquor at all.
Iago also tries to get Cassio's feelings about Desdemona, but his intentions are innocent
Iago hopes to cause a quarrel between Cassio and Roderigo
Iago wants to see Cassio discredited through this, so that he might take Cassio's place.
Unleashes vitriol?
Until now, there has been no ill treatment of women
Ext: Why is this scene significant? How do you imagine it being performed?
Key words: Play, drama, genre, contexts, historical, social, cultural, race, religion, gender, Venice, Cyprus, attitude, audiences, character analysis

9. LQ: Can I analyse the effect of foreshadowing in Act 1 Scene 3?
LQ: Can I further my understanding of the plot and begin to look closely at language?
LQ: Can I identify the changing traits of characters?
LQ: Can I further develop my understanding of characterisation in Act 1?
LQ: Can I analyse the themes of honesty and reputation in Act 2?
LQ: Can I analyse structure, form, language, themes and contexts in Othello?
Outstanding Progress: a set of notes that shows how reputation/honesty is tied to character and theme, refers to play’s structure, is reinforced with relevant quotation and context
You are going to split into two groups. One group is to look at the presentation of honesty in this scene and the other is to look at the presentation of Reputation.
Excellent Progress: a set of notes that shows how reputation/honesty is tied to character and theme, referring to play’s overall structure overall
In your groups, can you prepare work together to feedback on the relevance of your theme in relation to Act 2 Scene 3.
Unleashes vitriol?
Until now, there has been no ill treatment of women
Good Progress: a set of notes that shows how reputation/honesty is tied to character and theme
Ext: Can you refer to the play’s structure in your response?
Key words: Play, drama, genre, contexts, historical, social, cultural, race, religion, gender, Venice, Cyprus, attitude, audiences, character analysis

10. LQ: Can I analyse the effect of foreshadowing in Act 1 Scene 3?
LQ: Can I analyse the themes of honesty and reputation in Act 2?
Ext: Can you refer to specific quotations to support your ideas?
Analysis: Honesty
"Honest" emerges as a key word in this scene
It is a term laden with irony, and a constant reminder of the dramatic irony inherent in Iago's dealings.
None of the characters in the play have any idea of Iago's plans and evil intentions:
Othello and Cassio are especially innocent of this knowledge.
The audience knows exactly what Iago is up to, and is able to see his deceptions for what they are
Iago's words interest the audience because of how much dramatic irony they are laden with
Curiosity to find out whether Cassio and Othello will come to know as much as the audience does about Iago's deviance.
The word "honest" draws attention to how Iago's motives are hidden from the characters onstage
Key words: Play, drama, genre, contexts, historical, social, cultural, race, religion, gender, Venice, Cyprus, attitude, audiences, character analysis

11. LQ: Can I analyse the effect of foreshadowing in Act 1 Scene 3?
Analysis: Reputation
Reputation is a theme in the play that obviously holds some resonance for Cassio
Iago also knows the importance of reputation, which is why he makes sure that people see him as "honest" before anything.
"Reputation is a most idle and false imposition," Iago says:
this statement is meant as false consolation to Cassio, and is filled with great irony.
Reputation is always of concern when individuals are involved
Ext: Can you refer to specific quotations to support your ideas?
Key words: Play, drama, genre, contexts, historical, social, cultural, race, religion, gender, Venice, Cyprus, attitude, audiences, character analysis

12. Key words: Play, drama, genre, contexts, historical, social, cultural, race, religion, gender, Venice, Cyprus, attitude, audiences B4
Outstanding Progress: you will confidently explore through detailed and sophisticated critical analysis how writers use these aspects to create meaning B3
Excellent Progress: you will explore structure, form, language, themes and contexts, commenting on specific aspects with reference to how they shape meaning B2
Good Progress: you will show awareness of structure, form, language, themes and contexts, commenting on specific aspects with reference to how they shape meaning
LQ: Can I further develop my understanding of characterisation in Act 1?

13. Literary technique quiz
LQ: Can I further my understanding of the plot and begin to look closely at language?
Literary technique quiz
words or actions is clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character.
figure of speech that juxtaposes elements that appear to be contradictory.
Dramatic Irony
Oxymoron
attributing of human emotion and conduct to all aspects within nature
Allusion
Hubris
Pathetic Fallacy
reference to a place, person, or something that happened
excessive pride or self-confidence
Aside
Paradox
Monologue
a statement that contradicts itself 
intended to be heard by the audience but is supposed to be unheard by the other characters in the play
A speech presented by a single character, most often to express their mental thoughts aloud,
Ext: Can you come up wit any others?
1 change/deception
2 with respect but are willing to acknowledge Brab’s accuations of witchcraft
3 agressive
Blank verse
Soliloquy
Foreshadowing
a warning or indication of (a future event)
poetry written in regular metrical but unrhymed lines, almost always iambic pentameters
a speech made to the audience in which a character reveals their inner thoughts
Key words: Play, drama, genre, contexts, historical, social, cultural, race, religion, gender, Venice, Cyprus, attitude, audiences, character analysis