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Extended EssayOthello

Lesson 14

LQ: Can I analyse how Shakespeare presents the relationship between Othello and Desdemona?

Form: play, drama, genre, tragedy, hubris, hamartia, Contexts: historical, social, cultural, race, religion, gender,

Venice, Cyprus, attitude, audiencesStructure, language, juxtaposition, split lines, pentameter,

relationships, love, fraternity

Extended Essay Text 1: Othello

Starter:

Ext: why is Iago presented in such an inverted way (i.e. the opposite of other characters)? What does tell you about him

Choose at least one of

the following statements

and complete them:

Othello is presented as being sexually motivated, aggressive and animal -like. In reality he is…

Desdemona is presented as being ‘of spirit so still and quiet’ and never disobeying her father. In reality she…

In reality (to the audience) Iago is presented as being devil like and full of hate. He appears to the characters as being…

LQ: Can I analyse how Shakespeare presents the relationship between Othello and Desdemona?

Outstanding Progress: you will confidently explore and evaluate through detailed and sophisticated critical analysis how writers use these aspects to create meaning.

Good Progress: you will show awareness of structure, form, language, themes and contexts, and comment on specific aspects with reference to how characters could be interpreted

Excellent Progress: you will explore structure, form, language, themes and contexts, commenting on specific aspects with reference to how characters could be interpreted.

B4

B3

B2

Extended Essay Text 1: Othello

The Big Picture

Extended Essay Text 1: Othello LQ: Can I analyse how Shakespeare presents the relationship between Othello and Desdemona?

Form: play, drama, genre, tragedy, hubris, hamartia, Contexts: historical, social, cultural, race, religion, gender,

Venice, Cyprus, attitude, audiencesStructure, language, juxtaposition, split lines, pentameter,

relationships, love, fraternity

Extended Essay Text 1: Othello

In groups discuss and make notes on the following:

How true is Othello’s and Desdemona’s love?

How important is it that the audience believes in it?

LQ: Can I analyse how Shakespeare presents the relationship between Othello and

Desdemona?

You must refer to textual evidence!

EXT: can you also refer to critical

interpretations?

Re-read Act 1, scene 3 lines 245 – 265

1.What expression tells us that Desdemona is aware of the negative opinion of her love but that she doesn’t care?

2. Othello is more subtle in his expression of love. He makes a comment that counterbalances the assumption that he is a ‘barbary horse’. Reading through lines 258 – 265 what does Othello state to reassure the other men in the scene?

3. Complete a PETER paragraph exploring how Shakespeare presents their love at this point in the play.EXT: how does this compare with other points in the play?

Extended Essay Text 1: Othello - Identify one example of how we

know that Desdemona is in love with Othello.

- Identify one example of how we know that Othello’s love for Desdemona is genuine.

Identify the connotations of individual words and explain how they support your point.

Why does Shakespeare include this declaration of their feelings?Explain how the language might change the audience’s initial feelings about their relationship.

Explore the reasons for Shakespeare presenting their love like this. Make links to the historical context of a 17th Century audience and their preconceptions, as well as how their love has been presented so far.

STEPS

TO

SUCCESS

Swap peter paragraphs and give feedback

using the steps to success.

When you get your paragraph and feed back,

make your improvements and self assess!

Extended Essay Text 1: Othello - Identify one example of how we know that

Desdemona is in love with Othello.- Identify one example of how we know that

Othello’s love for Desdemona is genuine.

Identify the connotations of individual words and explain how they support your point.

Why does Shakespeare include this declaration of their feelings?Explain how the language might change the audience’s initial feelings about their relationship.

Explore the reasons for Shakespeare presenting their love like this. Make links to the historical context of a 17th Century audience and their preconceptions, as well as how their love has been presented so far.

STEPS

TO

SUCCESS

Plenary:Extended Essay Text 1: Othello

Read your paragraph aloud and explain how it meets the steps to success.