Othello essay question Study guides, Study notes & Summaries

This is a document that someone sent to me when i was in matric. It includes all the othello essays from 2010-2018 with the answers. It allows you to familiarise yourself with the questions and provides an answer to show the key points in each question

This product contains an essay plan that is two sides of A4. This A* essay response (30/35 marks) is based on the question ‘Explore how Shakespeare treats the theme of identity in Othello.’ This essay was rewarded for being a simple yet high-level response to the question, easy to digest and replicate in your own responses. It features clear topic sentences, quotes, critical statements and context. I am a former student on the edexcel specification and achieved an A* in English Literat...

I have written up all the past paper questions for Paper 1 of English Literature B, Aspects Of Tragedy. For Section A and B, I have written up the Othello extract question and the Othello essay questions. But for section C, I have written the questions which apply to any tragedy texts studied (I studied Death of a Salesman and Tess of the D'Urbervilles'. For the essay questions, I have written the first line and who says it and the last line and who says it to help mark out the passage within ...

(Lady) Murasaki Shikibu (c. 978 -c. 1015): Novelist, diarist, and courtesan. She was the author of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari), the first known novel; the diary nikki; and a collection of tanka poems. The daughter of the court official Fujiwara Tametoki, she sat in on the classical Chinese literature lessons that her brother received, in spite of the Heian traditions against higher education for women. (Sei) Shonagan (c. 966 - c. 1013): Like Lady Murasaki, was a lady-in-waiting of th...

Othello exam tips questions and answers, graded A+ Key events mirror each other; Othello is 'on trial' in the senate scene in Act I, while Desdemona's honesty is 'put on trial' by Othello; the violence of the drunken brawl is mirrored by the violence of Act V. Mirroring Othello's downfall is inevitable once his fatal flaw (pride) has been exposed; the turning point comes when he chooses to believe Iago's falsehoods in Act III. tragic forms Images of jealousy suggest it is...

This document provides a made-up section B essay question for Othello. It is a detailed planned with quotes, themes, character analysis, connections to different parts of the play, and related past questions, etc....

A* Essay plan answering the AQA past exam question, 'Does Othello Love Desdemona'. Contains: Critics, analysis (for and against) and heavily-explored quotes from different scenes in the play (both language and contextual analysis). + Contains unique and thought-provoking analysis in order to score top marks (about the question and the play structure as a whole) + May be useful for other essays surrounding Othello as their relationship is the main focal point of the play Useful for: - Ambit...

Here is an A* essay question on the reputation of Othello. The way I have decided to approach this question is through the development of Othello and how he begins as a man of military prowess and high status. However due to his fear of cuckoldry, he regresses into bestial ways, further diminishing his honor and reputation, which he has worked so hard to build.

This is an in-depth summary of all tragic themes, quotes and aspects in Othello for A level AQA English Literature. It is everything you need for any essay question on Tragedy in Othello. Just memorise and regurgitate: it’s what got me an A*

A* Essay answering the question of, 'Othello is more about the absurdity of jealousy than its destructive power. To what extent do you agree?' Thorough use of quotations, analysis, tragic terminology and in-depth look at the theme of 'jealousy' in the play as a whole.