Othello context - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Shakespeare Context - correct answer-Wasn't born into a privileged family, received no more than a grammar school education Married Anne Hathaway (1582) but left his family behind around 1590 and moved to London, where he became an actor and playwright Was an immediate success and soon became the most popular playwright of the day Retired as a rich and prominent man to Stratford-upon-Avon in 1613, and died three years later Historical Context - correct answer-11th-15thC: Catholics battle...

A* essay which offers an extensive analysis of whether love can survive in a patriarchal society. The document covers critics and Othello production as well as unique points covering language, structure, and form. I have also included literary and historical context throughout. Ever wondered how to link the morality play form to Othello, or the concept of 'Othering'? This document is for you. ++ useful for a-level students and university students.

A* SUMMARY FOR 'OTHELLO' AQA ENGLISH LITERATURE B ASPECTS OF TRAGEDY - This includes everything you will need to know about 'Othello' in order to get an A* in you English Literature A-Level. This document includes an overview of the play, a plot summary, key quotations and an in-depth analysis for all the assessment objectives (A01, A02, A03, A04 and A05) which includes key information the novel, analysis of form, structure, tone and language, analysis of context, exploration of connecti...

A chamber in the citadel, Desdemona lies asleep in bed - correct answer-bed symbolic, liebestod, almost like consummation? Othello: It is the cause, it is the cause, my soul. - correct answer-diacope, sacrifice Othello: Yet I'll not shed her blood, Nor scar that whiter skin of hers than snow - correct answer-hyperbaton, contrast. blood and white symbolic? married chastity, virginity, blood on wedding sheets - there will be no blood, Desdemona dies physically and spiritually innocent and...

Conflict between what power represents and what represents power, Iago lives through the fictions he has fabricated, sets in motion the representation of power -Iago's godlike sense of power, fades towards end (loses voice)?, reaches peak in climax (his power matches play's power, representative of the play), power is a consequence of jealousy and malignity, Honigmann 'humour either intends to give pain or to allow him to bask in his own sense of superiority and enjoys a godlike sense of po...

This 'Othello' revision resource contains a scene-by-scene summary of quotes, each accompanied by in-depth analysis, critcal quotations and context. It is all you need to revise for Othello for A level English Literature.

My quote-bank for the core Shakespeare set text ‘Othello’, I used to get an A* in my 2023 A-level. Includes in-depth analysis (covering AO1 and AO2) of quotes for all characters and the key themes of: romantic love, sexual love/lust, platonic love, loss of love, unrequited love, reputation, social conventions, jealousy, and insecurity. Includes many quotes for the setting, symbolic techniques, and all characters & analysis. Also includes detailed notes on context (AO3) - of the author an...

This essay explore the theme of cultural identity in Othello by looking how Shakespeare uses the cultural identity of Othello and Desdemona as warning for his Elizabethan audience against the Elizabethan stereotypical way of thinking. The argument used critics both from the a level booklet and from wider reading and uses a variety of context.

A* level document of key, detailed context regarding 'Othello' by William Shakespeare, and a range of key critical quotations by various critics - grouped by theme.