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Othello is one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. It not only deals with the great mystery of love and jealousy – but the question of manipulation, control, and power.
Total classes: 6
Prerequisite: None
Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th
Suggested credit: 1/2 semester Literature, Shakespearean Literature, or English
Description
Othello is one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. It not only deals with the great mystery of love and jealousy – but the question of manipulation, control, and power. In studying Othello we learn about the Machiavellian techniques of Iago that assail us even today in media and politics. But we also learn the workings of the human heart – and how Othello’s great challenge is to learn to love, a task that confronts each of us, Christians in particular.
Outline
Introduction
Act One
Act Two
Act Three
Act Four
Act Five and Conclusion
Materials
Course Materials: Othello, any notated edition. No Fear Shakespeare is a good online resource for the text and a helpful side-by-side modern paraphrase.
