Othello - teaching resource

Othello (Shakespeare)

Othello is a 224-slide PowerPoint presentation with 21 accompanying worksheets to help you teach Shakespeare's great tragedy.  

The resource contains a series of detailed and engaging lessons which improve pupil knowledge and understanding of Othello’s context, plot, characters, themes and language. It can be revised and adapted to suit your teaching needs and the lessons cover a range of activities for pupils of all abilities.  Tasks and activities include:

    An introduction to Shakespeare and the Elizabethan theatre

    Analysis of the characters of Othello, Iago, Desdemona, Roderigo, Brabantio and Cassio 

    Exploring Shakespeare's use of structure, language and poetic imagery

    Examining and discussing themes and context

    Shakespeare's stagecraft - creating conflict and tension

    Video links to help the teaching and learning of key scenes

    A 224 slide Powerpoint presentation and a 21 page booklet of worksheets

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