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Extended EssayOthello
Lesson 8
LQ: Can I explore interpretations of
Iago?
Homework… Homework… Homework… Homework… Homework… Homework…
Homework:
Read and annotate the extracts from the National Theatre production notes.
Decide on the 5 most interesting ideas explored.
LQ: Can I explore interpretations of Iago?
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
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Starter:
In pairs, produce a mind detailed map of your initial thoughts on Iago.
One on Othello has been done as an example on the next slide
Ext: in what ways might the audience find him a sympathetic character?
LQ: Can I explore interpretations of Iago?
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
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Starter:
OthelloA helpless victim, powerless in the
grip of an evil and scheming man
A decent, honest man victimised by
prejudiced and jealous Venetians, eager to
exploit his integrity for their own ends
A foreigner who is admired for his military
acumen but is ill at ease in Venetian
society whose customs and conventions he fails to understand
A natural aggressor whose civilised façade
masks primitive and basic instincts, easily stirred by
Iago’s manipulation
A brilliant army strategist but
incapable of self analysis or
perception of others’ motives
A man’s man – an outstanding soldier and
inspirational leader but naïve
and gullible about women
A good man with a single tragic flaw –
jealousy
An emotionally volatile man for whom stress is a
catalyst to mental instability
LQ: Can I explore interpretations of Iago?
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
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The Big Picture
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LQ: Can I explore interpretations of Iago?
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Form: play, drama, genre, tragedy, hubris, hamartia,
Contexts: historical, social, cultural, race, religion, gender, Venice, Cyprus, attitude, audiences
Structure, language, juxtaposition, split lines, pentameter, relationships, love, fraternity
Critical readings of Iago– group presentation task
Your group will fill in your section of the chart and feed back a detailed analyisis in line with your allocated quotation/interpretation.
Look back through the play to find two pieces of evidence from each Act to support your reading.
We will be voting on the most convincing interpretation based on textual evidence.
EXT: can you include information from any productions you have watched?
Outstanding Progress: you will confidently explore and evaluate interpretations of character through detailed and sophisticated critical analysis of 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.
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Plenary
LQ: Can I explore interpretations of Iago?
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
What is the most convincing interpretation based on textual evidence?
Exaplain why.
LQ: Can I explore interpretations of Iago?
Outstanding Progress: you will confidently explore through detailed and sophisticated critical analysis how writers use these aspects to create characters and 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
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