Students discussed issues relating to Shakespeare's OTHELLO. Class discussion considered key questions:
- What is Tragedy? The class considered definitions of tragedy offered by Aristotle, Philip Spencer and Arthur Miller.
- What is so tragic about this play?
- How is the tragedy shaped by Shakespeare?
- What is the role of the soliloquy in creating a sense of drama and tragedy?
- What other dramatic devices are used to create dramatic tension?
- How significant is the metaphorical association of the sea within this play?
- Why is Act 5 Scene 2 so significant when considering the tragic nature of this play?
- Why is Othello's final speech so significant?
The whole of this session was coursework related.
HOMEWORK: Students need to begin their coursework. Next week we will discuss any problems that students may have with the construction of this written response. The deadline for the first draft is March 26th. Students may need to access previous Othello blog entries to revisit some of the Be Curious resources. Next week I will discuss the critical heritage of this play as students need to refer to the opinion of literary critics within the coursework.
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