Othello 4 - Iago, the Ultimate Puppeteer

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Slide 1: Tekstslide

EnglishFurther Education (Key Stage 5)

In deze les zitten 33 slides, met interactieve quizzen en tekstslides.

Lesduur is: 60 min

Introductie

Welcome to this Othello lesson on Iago - the ultimate puppeteer! Generally I imagine the students are familiar with at least the characters and narrative of 'Othello'. There is a fun variation on the futuristic theme here where Iago appears to conduct his own cyber attack! It's not that alarming don't worry! Allow a few seconds for slides with animations to load in! There are lots of interactive elements here, I hope you enjoy the lesson as much as I did creating it!

Instructies

More detailed instructions can be found on the notes on each slide.

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Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Hello and welcome to this interactive lesson on Othello!

This time it's Iago in the spotlight.

Some of the slides may take longer to load depending on your Internet connection! We are talking seconds rather than minutes though!

I've made it look like Iago has hacked this lesson so watch out for 'Iago mode!'

Hope you and you learners find it useful.

Are words more powerful than weapons? Vote and discuss! Be prepared to feed back!

WORDS

WEAPONS

Slide 2 - Poll

A nice and simple starter activity - a poll is an easy way to get students interacting. If you want to you could add a slide with a spinner for feedback.

Learning Objectives

OTHELLO

IAGO - THE ULTIMATE PUPPETEER

Learning Objectives

Explore how Shakespeare presents Iago as a manipulative villain.
Consider relevant critical opinion and apply it to your writing.

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

The learning objectives page! Classic. With added graphics!

Feel free to adjust these!

Learning Objectives

OTHELLO

IAGO - THE ULTIMATE PUPPETEER

Activity

ACTIVITY - In pairs, take turns to try to persuade you partner to lend you money.
Make notes and be prepared to feed back!

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

I've used this activity many times for teaching Othello and it works well.

What techniques did you use to try to persuade your partner to lend you money?

What techniques did you use to try to persuade your partner?

Slide 5 - Woordweb

Mind map for feed back from persusion activity.

Digital Roleplay

MISSION BRIEFING

In pairs one of you will be Iago, one will be the other character. You must try to persuade them of something false:

Iago and Roderigo - Persuade Roderigo he has a chance of sleeping with Desdemona

Iago and Othello - that Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio

Iago and Emilia - persuade Emilia to steal Desdemona's special handkerchief

Iago and Cassio - give him bad advice about regaining his rank that he will think is good

Be prepared to 'perform' your 'digital roleplay'.

DIGITAL ROLEPLAY

Slide 6 - Woordweb

Use this to have your learners take part in a different kind of roleplay!

Drawing on their own experience of social media, the pair should rehearse and then perform a roleplay as if the characters were communicating with each other.

The animation will appear in a few seconds!

The conversation could be based on a particular scene or be broader.

You will need to arrange the mind map bubbles in a coherent stream as they come in to emulate social media chat apps.

When finished drag all the bubbles to the bin and start with another pair.

You can allocate pairs or let them choose!

OTHELLO

IAGO - THE ULTIMATE PUPPETEER

Context: Niccolo Machiavelli

Historical Figures > Niccolo Machiavelli

Date of Birth: 3 May 1469, Florence, Republic of Florence

Date of Death: 21 June 1527, Florence, Republic of Florence

Nationality: Italian

Occupation: Political philosopher, diplomat, historian, writer

Notable Works:

The Prince (1532, posthumously published)

Discourses on Livy (1531)

The Art of War (1521)

Mandragola (1518, play)

ADDITIONAL DATA

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

A context slide - you can let the students open the extra information if you want anf get them to summarise it.

Would you describe Iago as a machiavellian character?

YES

Slide 8 - Poll

A poll to gauge class opinion following the context slide.

With reference to the play, why do you think Iago is or isn't a machiavellian character?

YES

Slide 9 - Woordweb

Mind map based on the concept of Iago being a machiavellian villain.

Learning Objectives

OTHELLO

IAGO - THE ULTIMATE PUPPETEER

Group Work

In the next activity we will focus on Iago's manipulation of Roderigo in Act 1 Scene 3

CLICK HERE TO UNLOCK THE SECRET OF HIGH GRADES

IAGO MODE ACTIVATED

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

Oh no Iago is here! From this point on we are in 'Iago mode!'

Iago: Put money in thy purse. Follow thou the arts of the devil; and thou shalt be made a man of means.

Roderigo: How, how, I am to put money in thy purse?

Iago: Why, by making a lady of the most virtuous, lovely, and most gracious woman in the world, to be the bride of a drunken, sleepless, untrustworthy, faithless, and unworthy Moor. Thou art a fool, to let the wind blow to thine advantage, and let this ruffian fool play with you. The very rich and rare person whom the world reveres can be unmasked like a common woman; all will look with admiration to this lady’s fine aspects.

Roderigo: Shall I go? I’d go straight there

Iago: No – stay. Take money, put it in thy purse and have patience. Now, never more look to that land, and let your purse empty of all that’s in it.

Repeated imperative phrase

simile

Satanic lexis

Interrogative

Tripling

Antithesis

Slide 11 - Sleepvraag

A drag and drop exercise with a focus on terminology.

Using the extract on the last slide, write a short paragragh explaining how Shakespeare presents Iago's manipulation of Roderigo

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Slide 12 - Open vraag

Developing the ideas further, you could get your learners to integrate the Machiavelli context.

Learning Objectives

OTHELLO

IAGO - THE ULTIMATE PUPPETEER

Group Work

GROUP 1

Act 2: Iago’s Further Manipulation of Roderigo (Act 2, Scene 1)

In Act 2, Scene 1, after the celebration of Othello and Desdemona’s marriage, Iago continues to manipulate Roderigo by convincing him to provoke Cassio, whom Iago knows will fall into a trap.

GROUP 2

Act 3: Manipulating Othello’s Jealousy (Act 3, Scene 3)

This is one of the most famous sequences where Iago manipulates Othello into jealousy and suspicion. Iago feeds Othello's insecurities and sows seeds of doubt about Desdemona’s loyalty.

GROUP 3

Act 4: Iago’s Complete Control Over Othello (Act 4, Scene 1)

Iago’s manipulation reaches its peak in Act 4 when Othello is consumed by jealousy and rage. Iago, who has fully turned Othello's mind, controls him like a puppet. He encourages Othello to strike Desdemona, pushing him further into a violent state.

GROUP 4

Act 5: Iago’s Betrayal of Roderigo (Act 5, Scene 1)

In the final act, Iago's manipulation reaches its darkest. He continues to exploit Roderigo even after Roderigo is no longer of any use. Iago kills Roderigo after using him to try to carry out his plans, further demonstrating his callousness and lack of empathy.

INSTRUCTIONS

Each group needs to find evidence of how Iago manipulates others/

Look for Shakespeare's literary and linguistic techniques.

Slide 13 - Tekstslide

The hotspots here are moveable but you could also make it appear on student devices.

Learning Objectives

OTHELLO

IAGO - THE ULTIMATE PUPPETEER

Group Work - Feedback

Slide 14 - Tekstslide

A randomiser spinner for feedback. You could change it to reflect groups instead of individuals.

Using your group work, write a short paragragh explaining how Shakespeare presents Iago's deception

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Slide 15 - Open vraag

You could specify this as a full PEEL answer. Timer availiable too!

Learning Objectives

OTHELLO

IAGO - THE ULTIMATE PUPPETEER

One more poll!

Which critical opinion on Iago do you remember most clearly?

A.C. Bradley

W.H.Auden

Harold Bloom

E.A. J. Honigmann

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Leah Scragg

Slide 28 - Poll

Sorry, there are two more! I must be catching the lying from Iago!

Which critical opinion on Iago do you remember least clearly?

A.C. Bradley

W.H.Auden

Harold Bloom

E.A. J. Honigmann

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Leah Scragg

Slide 29 - Poll

These polls are just to see how much bedded in and where there are gaps. The next slide is a drag and drop on the critics.

Leah Scragg

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

A.E.J. Honigmann

W.H. Auden

Harold Bloom

A.C. Bradley

This critic referred to Iago's "motiveless malignity"

This critic referred to Iago as an "agent of the devil"

This critic referred to Iago's "radical nihilism"

This critic referred to Iago as a "being next to the devil"

This critic referred to Iago as a "puppeteer"

This critic referred to Iago as a "practical joker of appalling cruelty

Slide 30 - Sleepvraag

And here is the drag and drop - again just another way of making it more memorable!

Some specifications require critical opinion so you could ignore and replace these slides. They still create interesting debate I think though!

Write an analytical paragraph responding to the following: "To what extent is Iago the embodiment of evil?" You need to include quotations, terms and critcal opinion.

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