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Othello by William Shakespeare

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Othello: LitPlan Teacher Pack
42,600 words, approx. 142 pages
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40,200 words, approx. 134 pages
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14,400 words, approx. 48 pages
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Author Biography

Name: William Shakespeare
Birth Date: April 23, 1564
Death Date: April 23, 1616
Place of Birth: Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Place of Death: Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Nationality: English
Gender: Male
Occupations: writer

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Biography of William Shakespeare
35385 words, approx. 118 pages
"He was not of an age, but for all time." So wrote Ben Jonson in his dedicatory verses to the memory of William Shakespeare in 1623, and so we continue to affirm today. No other writer, in English or in any other language, can rival the appeal that Shake...
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Biography of William Shakespeare
30474 words, approx. 101.6 pages
"He was not of an age, but for all time." So wrote Ben Jonson in his dedicatory verses to the memory of William Shakespeare in 1623, and so we continue to affirm today. No other writer, in English or in any other language, can rival the appeal that Shake...
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Biography of William Shakespeare
10254 words, approx. 34.2 pages
William Shakespeare's reputation is based primarily on his plays. With the partial exception of the Sonnets (1609), quarried since the early nineteenth century for autobiographical secrets allegedly encoded in them, the nondramatic writings have traditio...
 


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Othello Summary
3,606 words, approx. 12 pages
Othello by William Shakespeare William Shakespeare adapted the tragic Italian tale of Othello to appeal to a British audience and, in particular, to the new king, James I. Shakespeare was a child at the time of the Cyprus Wars and was familiar with the...
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Othello Information
4,143 words, approx. 14 pages
The 1943 run of Othello — starring Paul Robeson and Uta Hagen — holds the record for the most performances of any Shakespeare play ever produced on Broadway . The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor Of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare , written...


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Big Screen Bard: A Film Quiz
10/8/2007: 366 words, approx. 1 pages
Question 1 of 10:"Throne of Blood", a classic Japanese film about a murderous Samurai, is based on which play?a) Macbeth (1)b) Richard III (0)c) Hamlet (0)d) Othello (0)Question 2 of 10:Who recently directed an all-singing, all-dancing version of "Love's Labour's Lost"?a) Baz Luhrmann (0)b) Kenneth...
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Suave Sleuth: A NathanielParker Quiz
10/8/2007: 277 words, approx. 1 pages
Question 1 of 10: Nathaniel is the son of Sir Peter Parker , who was once the head of...?MI5 British Rail Slade School of ArtRADAQuestion 2 of 10: Nathaniel 's first film role was in the 1989 dialogue-free ‘War Requiem’. Who did he play in...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Valerie Wayne
12,833 words, approx. 43 pages
In the following essay, Wayne contends that Othello depicts an array of ideologies concerning women and marriage, and argues that the misogyny in Othello, for which Iago serves as the primary mouthpiece, represents just one of the prevailing views of the Renaissance.
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Critical Essay by Janet Adelman
12,641 words, approx. 42 pages
In the following essay, Adelman discusses Iago's role in corrupting Othello's views on race and sexuality.
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Critical Essay by Martin Orkin
12,378 words, approx. 41 pages
In the following essay, Orkin considers attitudes toward race in England at the time Othello was written, focusing on the way that Shakespeare treated the subject and concluding that the playwright opposed racism. Orkin also offers a survey of other critics' opinions of the play's treatment of race and pays particular attention to the way Othello has been received in South Africa.
 
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Othell-oh No!
3,637 words, approx. 12 pages
Forces leading to tragedy in Shakespeare's Othello.
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Essay Grade: 86%
Othello: A Critical Perspective
2,767 words, approx. 9 pages
Takes the perspective of director of a production of Shakespeare's play Othello. Submits a proposal to the theatre's Board of Directors that outlines a critical perspective of Othello and details how it will successfully shape the production.
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Essay Grade: 92%
Othello: the Noble Savage
2,497 words, approx. 8 pages
From Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Othello, some suggest that Othello is a savage "Moor," and at no point is he the noble "Venetian" he attempts to portray himself as. Others suggest that Othello is the noble "Venetian" he portrays himself as, and his ultimate demise stems directly from Iago being a savage. Yet some agree that Othello is both the noble "Venetian" and the savage "Moor," unable to fully interpolate himself into the "Venetian" paradigm
 


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