When I ask my students where Othello happens, they usually answer in one breath: “Venice… and Cyprus.” They’re right, but […]
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When we reach Gratiano in Othello, I can practically hear a student whisper, “Sir… isn’t he the loud guy from
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When I begin teaching characters in Othello and their roles, I warn my students that this play isn’t driven by
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When my students first meet Montano in Othello, they usually squint at the page and ask, “Wait, who is this
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When I introduce Lodovico in Othello, I watch my students underestimate him, and that’s exactly when Shakespeare is at his
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When I first introduce Emilia in Othello to my class, someone inevitably calls her “Iago’s wife,” and I can almost
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Every year, when I write villain in Othello on the board, I can almost hear my students thinking, Easy- Iago.
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The ending of Othello hits like a storm in Act 5- sudden, violent, and so tragically inevitable that every semester
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Every time I teach Othello, I tell my students that Iago is the kind of character who could walk into
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When I introduce Rodrigo in Othello to my students, someone always laughs- he looks like the play’s rich fool. And
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