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Othello
William Shakespeare, Shakespeare - ISBN: 9781853260186
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Detailed summary for Shakespeare's Othello. Analysis of themes, characters, relationships and quotes with explanations.
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Detailed summary for Shakespeare's Othello. Analysis of themes, characters, relationships and quotes with explanations.

Tailored to the A Level AQA English Literature course, these 5 essay plans for 'Othello' by William Shakespeare helped me get an A* in English Literature, and will help you too! These plans contain related references to AO1 (overarching point), AO2 (language techniques), AO3 (contextual references), AO4 (links to wider texts) and AO5 (literary critics and theories). Plans include themes such as selfishness, naivety, desire, power, and sisterhood.
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Tailored to the A Level AQA English Literature course, these 5 essay plans for 'Othello' by William Shakespeare helped me get an A* in English Literature, and will help you too! These plans contain related references to AO1 (overarching point), AO2 (language techniques), AO3 (contextual references), AO4 (links to wider texts) and AO5 (literary critics and theories). Plans include themes such as selfishness, naivety, desire, power, and sisterhood.

Character analysis of Shakespeare's Othello. I included relationship analysis. These notes are handwritten on an iPad. Extreme effort went into making these notes, I thoroughly believe that they will prove to be very helpful.
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Character analysis of Shakespeare's Othello. I included relationship analysis. These notes are handwritten on an iPad. Extreme effort went into making these notes, I thoroughly believe that they will prove to be very helpful.

This 31 page document contains an extensive range of over 20 essay plans, which have been colour coded, and include PPE style paragraph plans to help structure your essays. 
I have included key quotations, analysis of quotations, and an introduction paragraph to each essay. 
I have covered the main essay questions that are likely to come up in an exam.
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This 31 page document contains an extensive range of over 20 essay plans, which have been colour coded, and include PPE style paragraph plans to help structure your essays. 
I have included key quotations, analysis of quotations, and an introduction paragraph to each essay. 
I have covered the main essay questions that are likely to come up in an exam.

Tailored to the A Level AQA English Literature course, this quote bank for 'Othello' by William Shakespeare helped me get an A* in English Literature, and will help you too! This document contains analysis of the quote, contextual links, cross-references to other areas of the play, and key themes explored within the quote.
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Tailored to the A Level AQA English Literature course, this quote bank for 'Othello' by William Shakespeare helped me get an A* in English Literature, and will help you too! This document contains analysis of the quote, contextual links, cross-references to other areas of the play, and key themes explored within the quote.

Literature mini-essay on Othello with focus on Iago. My teacher awarded me a final mark of 89% according to the IEB mini-essay rubric. 

Topic: "Iago is a thoroughly vile, yet cunning character in Shakespeare’s Othello who seems to continuously land on his feet as he, somewhat unprovoked, enjoys the destruction he causes all about him. Discuss. "
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Literature mini-essay on Othello with focus on Iago. My teacher awarded me a final mark of 89% according to the IEB mini-essay rubric. 

Topic: "Iago is a thoroughly vile, yet cunning character in Shakespeare’s Othello who seems to continuously land on his feet as he, somewhat unprovoked, enjoys the destruction he causes all about him. Discuss. "

Full list of quotations from Othello (Act 1 to Act 5).
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Full list of quotations from Othello (Act 1 to Act 5).

This is an in depth, 25 page quotation bank for Othello. It is colour coded to show which character is speaking, and is separated into acts and scenes. 
It includes ALL of the important quotations in the play and more than enough to cover you for whichever essay question appears. 
All of the quotations are extensively analysed and explained.
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This is an in depth, 25 page quotation bank for Othello. It is colour coded to show which character is speaking, and is separated into acts and scenes. 
It includes ALL of the important quotations in the play and more than enough to cover you for whichever essay question appears. 
All of the quotations are extensively analysed and explained.

Tailored to the A Level AQA English Literature course, this event bank for 'Othello' by William Shakespeare helped me get an A* in English Literature, and will help you too! This document contains key references and related themes to every significant event in Othello, and associated references to AO2, AO3, AO4, and AO5 throughout.
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Tailored to the A Level AQA English Literature course, this event bank for 'Othello' by William Shakespeare helped me get an A* in English Literature, and will help you too! This document contains key references and related themes to every significant event in Othello, and associated references to AO2, AO3, AO4, and AO5 throughout.

A level high quality English essay help. Othello’s madness offers him clarity, but having stemmed from guilt and grief cannot be used positively. He cannot fully comprehend the manipulations of the logical Iago. This essay also explores the effect on the audience as they see that motivational drives compel even the most ‘honest’ of men to act malevolently, with their ordinary exterior often providing the ideal mask.
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A level high quality English essay help. Othello’s madness offers him clarity, but having stemmed from guilt and grief cannot be used positively. He cannot fully comprehend the manipulations of the logical Iago. This essay also explores the effect on the audience as they see that motivational drives compel even the most ‘honest’ of men to act malevolently, with their ordinary exterior often providing the ideal mask.
Latest notes & summaries Othello Notes

Key quotes for all themes of Othello. Includes every quote you could ever need. 
Helped me achieve A/A*
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Key quotes for all themes of Othello. Includes every quote you could ever need. 
Helped me achieve A/A*

This A-grade essay focuses on the inner conflict of Othello’s civilized and tranquil stance in contrast to his barbaric and savage roots serves as microcosm of the conflict between the civilized Venice and the barren worn-torn Cyprus.
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This A-grade essay focuses on the inner conflict of Othello’s civilized and tranquil stance in contrast to his barbaric and savage roots serves as microcosm of the conflict between the civilized Venice and the barren worn-torn Cyprus.

Includes fully annotated extract analysis, mindmaps and highlighted texts with paragraphs of explanation 
Helped me achieve A* at A-Level
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Includes fully annotated extract analysis, mindmaps and highlighted texts with paragraphs of explanation 
Helped me achieve A* at A-Level

"Othellos Tragic Flaw Is His Blind Trust In Iago" - To what extent do you agree with this view? 
 
Essay Graded A* (23/25) Word Count: 1150 
Includes detailed key quotes about Othello and Iago that you can also use in any essay about the play as a whole. 
Full plan and marking scheme attached also.
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"Othellos Tragic Flaw Is His Blind Trust In Iago" - To what extent do you agree with this view? 
 
Essay Graded A* (23/25) Word Count: 1150 
Includes detailed key quotes about Othello and Iago that you can also use in any essay about the play as a whole. 
Full plan and marking scheme attached also.

Essay “Othello – we do not approve of his behaviour, but we pity him”. How far do you agree with the statement? 
 
Essay Graded A* (23/25) Word Count: 1021 
Includes detailed key quotes about Othellos Behaviour that you can also use in essays about the play as a whole.
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Essay “Othello – we do not approve of his behaviour, but we pity him”. How far do you agree with the statement? 
 
Essay Graded A* (23/25) Word Count: 1021 
Includes detailed key quotes about Othellos Behaviour that you can also use in essays about the play as a whole.

'Emilia can be seen as a villain much like Othello and Iago'-To What Extent Do You Agree With This Statement? 
 
Essay Graded A* (24/25) 
Includes detailed key quotes about Emilia that you can also use in any essay about the play as a whole. 
Full plan and marking scheme attached also.
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'Emilia can be seen as a villain much like Othello and Iago'-To What Extent Do You Agree With This Statement? 
 
Essay Graded A* (24/25) 
Includes detailed key quotes about Emilia that you can also use in any essay about the play as a whole. 
Full plan and marking scheme attached also.

(A* in A-Level English Literature) These notes cover the context of Shakepeare's 'Othello', including setting, stage directions, race and post-colonialism, and the role of women.
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(A* in A-Level English Literature) These notes cover the context of Shakepeare's 'Othello', including setting, stage directions, race and post-colonialism, and the role of women.

Essay Graded A* (21/22) 
Includes detailed key quotes from the extract and many references to the play as a whole. 
Full plan and the annotated extract attached also.
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Essay Graded A* (21/22) 
Includes detailed key quotes from the extract and many references to the play as a whole. 
Full plan and the annotated extract attached also.

Detailed summary and analysis of Othello for A-level. These notes helped get me an A* for English Literature A-level. Sourced from my class notes, English A-level textbooks and reliable online websites. All you need to write A* Othello essays including critical views and in-depth analysis. Great price considering these notes took me hours to collate. I'd have loved to have had these notes at the start of the year, they would have made my life so much easier!
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Detailed summary and analysis of Othello for A-level. These notes helped get me an A* for English Literature A-level. Sourced from my class notes, English A-level textbooks and reliable online websites. All you need to write A* Othello essays including critical views and in-depth analysis. Great price considering these notes took me hours to collate. I'd have loved to have had these notes at the start of the year, they would have made my life so much easier!

Detailed scene summaries of EVERY scene in Othello with key quotes for each and links to tragedy.
Used these to help me achieve A* at A-Level.
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Detailed scene summaries of EVERY scene in Othello with key quotes for each and links to tragedy.
Used these to help me achieve A* at A-Level.