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1. Shakespeares Othello A play about love, hate, jealousy, envy, and lust
3. Setting Takes place in Cyprus
an island in the Mediterranean
Near present-day Turkey
Begins in Venice
Northern Italy
Illuminates the authoritarian government ruled by the Venetian senators
Time of play between 1489- 1571
4. Moors vs. Venetians Othello, the title character, is a Moor living in Venetian society
What is a Venetian?
Venice= center of commerce and materialism
This lead to much corruption and social conflict
What is a Moor?
A Muslim of mixed Arab and Berber descent
Berbers= North African natives
Usually, but not always, Black
5. Literary Terms to Know Shakespeare-ish:
tragedy
pun
verse vs. prose
iambic pentameter
blank verse
rhyming couplet
monologue vs. soliloquy Literary terms:
protagonist vs. antagonist
internal vs. external conflict
foil
irony
foreshadowing
Symbol
epiphany
Tragic Hero
6. Shakespearean Plays Three categories
Histories
For example: Richard II
Comedies
Often romantic in nature
For example: The Taming of the Shrew
Tragedies
For example: Romeo and Juliet
7. Shakespeare Terms Tragedy= a literary work in which the protagonist is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw, moral weakness, or inability to cope
A great work of art
Emotionally impacts the audience
Creates catharsis = a purging of emotions for the audience
Usually, the protagonist (tragic hero) has an epiphany, or realization, at the moment of his/her downfall
8. Shakespeare Terms Pun= a play on words
based upon the similarity of sound between two different words with different meanings
Verse vs. prose
Verse is well constructed (often in Iambic Pentameter)
Prose is more like natural speech. It is common language written without an intentional rhythm to it
Usually spoken in Shakespearean plays by servants or members of the lower class
9. Shakespeare Terms Iambic Pentameter= a line of poetry with 5 metrical feet
like a heartbeat (Short Long, Short Long, Short Long, Short Long, Short Long)
Example: Of one that loved not wisely but too well (5.2)
Rhyming Couplets= pairs of lines in Iambic Pentameter that rhyme
usually indicate that a scene is over
Also used to end sonnets
10. Blank Verse= poetry written in Iambic Pentameter that does not rhyme
most of Shakespeares work is written as such
Monologue vs. Soliloquy
Monologue= a speech given by one person in the company of others
Soliloquy= a speech given by one person when no other characters are onstage. Usually used to expose the motives or secrets of one character Shakespeare Terms
11. Quick Review: Literary Terms protagonist vs. antagonist
internal vs. external conflict
foil
irony
foreshadowing
symbol
epiphany
Tragic Hero