OTHELLO..Year12..SEPT 18..

The first couple of sessions have involved reading the opening Act of the play. Students need to be aware of the key moments in Act One Scene One/Two/Three and consider how Shakespeare represents:

• VENICE
• IAGO
• OTHELLO
• DESDEMONA

Students need to consider how Shakespeare is shaping the drama. Students need to be aware of the significance of Iago's soliloquy that concludes the First Act. Why is this use of dramatic form so significant?

Here are some resources for your delight....
What is Tragedy?..Here is an excellent and essential resource from the National Theatre.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSr6mP-zxUc&t=69s 
Playing Othello...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cNOd1tUaaw
Playing Iago..Iqbal Khan's 2015 RSC production was the first to have a 'black' Iago...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcCzk8aT8H8
Actors playing Iago and Othello in a NFT production discuss their roles...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyoCIwJn9Ic 
Performance history of Othello....National Theatre Resource..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrLvq1EcRH0
Kenny Branagh's Iago soliloquy at the end of the FIRST ACT...note the visual imagery..:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zbGMcsCtjg
I made this OTHELLO podcast for last year's Y13 as a pre-exam revision resource. Lend it your lugs:
https://soundcloud.com/fishymedia/othello-pod