Othello Act 3 siii
Lesson objectives
Complete your Cornell notes
Review of Act 1 scene 1
Consideration of Iago's language
Consideration of the motif of black and white
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EngelsUpper Secondary (Key Stage 4)GCSE
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Lesson objectives
Complete your Cornell notes
Review of Act 1 scene 1
Consideration of Iago's language
Consideration of the motif of black and white
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Jealousy how would you define it?
Write, in your exercise book, your definition of the noun jealousy
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From Cambridge online dictionary
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From Google
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Are these all the same kind of jealousy? Discuss
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Making Othello jealous and angry is Iago’s ultimate aim
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quizlet.com
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Where Othello’s madness starts
- This is the longest scene in the play, and arguably the most significant
- After setting up the previous events carefully, Iago now begins to “practice” on Othello “even to madness”
- Iago skilfully constructs the taunting of Othello by using throwaway remarks, and dropping in seemingly unimportant details
- This is the last scene where Othello feels happiness and contentment
“Cassio, my lord? No, sure, I cannot think it, that he would steal away so guilty-like seeing you coming”
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Cuckold = a husband who is cheated on
Derives from the cuckoo bird, who lay their eggs in the nests of other birds then leave. The chick is then raised by the host parent, unaware that the egg was never theirs.
Similarly, a cuckolded husband is unaware of his wife’ infidelity, or only becomes aware when a child arrives that is clearly not his.
A wife’s chastity was part of her husband’s honour so it was particularly humiliating for men if their wives had affairs.
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"I will deny thee nothing"
Desdemona champions Cassio, as she promised. Othello’s use of endearing names, such as “sweet Desdemon,” “sweet,” and “my Desdemon,” shows us that he’s still her affectionate husband.
But Desdemona fails to quit when she has won the battle. She presses on and, in so doing, helps Iago create uncertainty over her chastity.
Arguably her continuation of Cassio’s cause shows just how little she really knows Othello. A wiser decision for her would have been to withdraw once Othello had agreed to see Cassio, yet Desdemona does not. Here, we see the first signs of Othello’s irritation with his wife.
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Othello's soliloquy
Annotate your copy of the speech,
looking for the following:
Self deprecating language
Othello’s views on
marriage
love
trust
race
Hyperbole
Any other language features of interest
