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Othello's cause: Othello uses the word 'cause' three times in the opening three lines of scene 1. For the Elizabethans, cause could carry several meanings:
1) an action which prompts a reaction (what would this refer to?)
2) a morally justifiable end that one is pursuing
3) a legal usage, meaning an accusation brought against someone in court.
Take the phrase "it is the cause" and give three examples of how it relates to Othello's state of mind and situation at this point in the play.Present it dramatically
In partners, look at Act 5, scene 2, and act out the roles of Othello and Desdemona, lines 1-85. Be sure to use appropriate movements, actions, and gestures.
Othello descrubes himself as: "cruel and yet merciful" do you agree with his claim? Why or why not?
Desdemona: Even in her dying breath, Desdemona supports her husband. She even tells lies on her deathbed, to protect him from a murder charge. Do you admire how faithful she is, or do you find her weak and subservient? Debate in pairs
Othello's Obituary: his last major speech in the play amounts to his obituary.
It includes the following elements: line 335- his service in the Venetian colonial exploits
348-52- his past great deeds
his emotional/love life- line 340
his downfall lines 341-44
his last moments- 344-347
Do you agree with his descriptions of self? For example, with his claim that he: "loved not wisely, but too well" or that he was " not easily jealous, but being wrought, perplexed in the extreme' why or why not?
Write an alternative obituary for him that is more truthful, or accurate, or write an obituary from the point of view of an 'underground' Cypriot newspaper, critical of the occupying Venetian forces, reacting to the incident involving their recently appointed military leader.
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