Literary Insights

In Othello, four major characters die: Roderigo, Desdemona, Emilia, and Othello. Most deaths happen in Act 5, and Othello ends […]

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

Emilia in Othello begins as a woman expected to obey, yet she ends as the character brave enough to expose