Literary Insights

When I introduce Othello in class, I can almost see the question forming in my students’ eyes: What is the […]

I tell my students this every year: Othello is not just a tragedy about jealousy. It’s a tragedy about race

When I ask my students where Othello happens, they usually answer in one breath: “Venice… and Cyprus.” They’re right, but

When we reach Gratiano in Othello, I can practically hear a student whisper, “Sir… isn’t he the loud guy from

When my students first meet Montano in Othello, they usually squint at the page and ask, “Wait, who is this

When I introduce Lodovico in Othello, I watch my students underestimate him, and that’s exactly when Shakespeare is at his

When I first introduce Emilia in Othello to my class, someone inevitably calls her “Iago’s wife,” and I can almost