1. AS Paper 1: Othello Lesson 21
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AS Paper 1: Othello
Lesson 21
LQ: Can I understand the relevance of the last scene and show a detailed understanding of the play as a whole?

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 develop my understanding of the events of and consider their impact on the play as a whole?

3. Key vocabulary to include: Acquiesce - to agree without protesting
(v.) to agree without protesting
LQ: Can I understand the relevance of the last scene and show a detailed understanding of the play as a whole?
avarice
(n.) excessive greed
avarice
(n.) excessive greed
Key vocabulary to include:
Acquiesce - to agree without protesting
Avarice - excessive greed
Deferential - showing respect for another’s authority
Erudite - having or showing profound knowledge
Discourse - written or spoken communication or debate
Dialogic - work primarily featuring dialogue; a piece of, relating to, or written in dialogue
Othello – spiral, hits Des, Iago watching over him, Iago suggestion that he
Speech
Violence
Physical ‘savage madness’
Nobility – had the eyes and ears of the Venetian court, now hides so that he can eavesdrop on a conversation
Ext: Can any of these words be used in your analysis of Othello?
Key words: Play, drama, genre, contexts, historical, social, cultural, race, religion, gender, Venice, Cyprus, attitude, audiences, character analysis

4. Do you agree with this assertion?
LQ: Can I understand the relevance of the last scene and show a detailed understanding of the play as a whole?
CONTEXT
Othello’s suicide makes him a Stoic hero. Stoics, who followed the teachings of the Greek philosopher Zeno (335–263 BC), were supposedly indifferent to pain, and bore suffering without complaint.
Do you agree with this assertion?
Is there anything honourable about Othello’s death?
Does he fit the model of the tragic hero?
Othello – spiral, hits Des, Iago watching over him, Iago suggestion that he
Speech
Violence
Physical ‘savage madness’
Nobility – had the eyes and ears of the Venetian court, now hides so that he can eavesdrop on a conversation
Ext: Can you reinforce your ideas with evidence from the text?
Key words: Play, drama, genre, contexts, historical, social, cultural, race, religion, gender, Venice, Cyprus, attitude, audiences, character analysis

5. Look again at the elements of the Greek tragedy.
LQ: Can I understand the relevance of the last scene and show a detailed understanding of the play as a whole?
Look again at the elements of the Greek tragedy.
Can you articulate ways in which each can be related back to Othello?
Ensure that you are being as sophisticated as possible in your response.
Othello – spiral, hits Des, Iago watching over him, Iago suggestion that he
Speech
Violence
Physical ‘savage madness’
Nobility – had the eyes and ears of the Venetian court, now hides so that he can eavesdrop on a conversation
Ext: Can you reinforce your ideas with evidence from the text?
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 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

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 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?
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

8. Ext: Can you reinforce your ideas with context?
LQ: Can I understand the relevance of the last scene and show a detailed understanding of the play as a whole?
Look at the extract you have been given.
Let us consider the following questions:
Can we make links to events that take place earlier in the play?
Can we offered a detailed analysis as to Emilia’s role?
Does Shakespeare make any attempt to ‘redeem’ Othello? Why?
Does he achieve ‘honour’ in death?
How does this scene prepare us for what happens next?
Ext: Can you reinforce your ideas with context?
Othello – spiral, hits Des, Iago watching over him, Iago suggestion that he
Speech
Violence
Physical ‘savage madness’
Nobility – had the eyes and ears of the Venetian court, now hides so that he can eavesdrop on a conversation
Key words: Play, drama, genre, contexts, historical, social, cultural, race, religion, gender, Venice, Cyprus, attitude, audiences, character analysis

9. 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?