Othello PowerPoint

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William Shakespeare

Born April 1564 in Stratford-On-Avon

Educated in Latin, Greek History, Music

Actor

Wrote 38 plays

Wrote 4 poems

Verse vs. Prose

Verse Rhymes

Prose has no rhymes uses sentences

Verse's used for high status moments and characters

Prose used for less important moments and characters

Meter

pattern of Stressed/unstressed

creates rhythm of line

Meter and Foot

Foot is group of syllables

Iambic Pentameter is pattern in Shakespeare.

Iambic Pentameter

unstressed/stressed (10) syllables , 5 lines

Blank Verse vs. Free Verse

Blank is unrhymed iambic

Free verse no meter

Sonnet Poem

14 lines

in three quatrains and couplet

rhymes

flexible about thematic breaks

break/turn with couplet conclusion

Sonnet: Quatrain and Couplet

Quatrain- four line stanza, rhymes

Couplet- pair lines, rhymes

Aside, Monologue and Soliloquy

Aside- remark at audience, character, not supposed to be said

Monologue- speech, uninterrupted

Soliloquy- speech, character is alone

Foil

character, personality is contrasted from another character in same job

Allusion

reference to event, place, or literature

Shakespeare shares allusions of greek/roman myths.

Allusion: Janus

Roman God of gates/doors

Double faced

worshipped at start of things

represents transition primitive and civilization

Tragedy

serious play with falling of hero

gets pity and terror reactions

hero fails due to error

brings light to qualities wasted because of disaster of the hero

Classical Tragic Hero

important man

fall by something of nature

pity and fear from reader

character has new understanding

Tragic Flaw

leads to hero's downfall

Othello Terminology: Moor

Muslim of Arab

Moors invaded Spain

comes from greek

symbolizes something non-human

Othello:A Tragedy

Wrote in 1604

after hamlet

evil fascination

Study effects of sins

Othello setting

Venice (order), Italy, Cyprus (disorder)

Major Characters:

Othello

iago

cassin