During half term, I'd like you to complete the following:
1. Read the rest of the play (Act 5).
2. Create a list/spider diagram about the types of love shown in the play, with key quotes where relevant.
Make notes on the following:
3. Which characters are jealous? How is jealousy portrayed? Explore the meanings of the words 'honest' and 'honour' in the Elizabethan era.
4. Research context: how would an Elizabethan audience react to the portrayal of a mixed-race marriage?
5. How does Othello conform to the conventions of a tragedy? Othello has been called a 'tragedy of intrigue' rather than a tragedy of revenge (popular at the time). Tolstoy also called Othello 'the tragedy of the bedroom'. How far would you agree with these statements?
Then have a nice rest!
