false 63669 228 Folger Shakespeare Library<P>The world's leading center for Shakespeare studies<P><B>Each edition includes:</B><P>&#149; Freshly edited text based on the best early<P>printed version of the play<P>&#149; Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play<P>&#149; Scene-by-scene plot summaries<P>&#149; A key to famous lines and phrases<P>&#149; An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language<P>&#149; An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play<P>&#149; Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books<P>Essay by Susan Snyder<P>The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. <P> 995103 book 1622 Othello (Folger Shakespeare Library) total:21838|5:6760|4:8002|3:5578|2:1283|1:215| 21838 85323 25858 638 4 23 false false Thu May 29 16:48:18 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 16:56:34 -0700 2008
OTHELLO: I love my wife!
IAGO: She gave Cassio her handkerchief.
OTHELLO: OMG THAT CHEATING WHORE!
DESDEMONA: Hi honey!
OTHELLO: I KEEL YOU!
DESDEMONA: *dies*
EMILIA: Dude, what is WRONG with you?
OTHELLO: Huh?
IAGO: Yeah, I total...more...]]> 5 9 false false Sat Apr 26 10:35:26 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 00:23:36 -0700 2008 Why he hath thus ensnared my soul and body?
-Othello, end of Act V

When I was about 9 years old, I put a healthy, live mouse into my parents' microwave oven. It was a summer day and I was all alone. I had this devilish feeling inside me. ...more...]]> 3 11 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 13:32:03 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 13:41:45 -0700 2009
I've decided t...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Tue Feb 24 20:13:38 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 20:17:40 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 5 false false Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Tue Dec 04 17:32:24 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 04 17:34:12 -0800 2007 4 5 false false Sun Nov 23 12:24:04 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 18 22:44:57 -0800 2009 3 3 false false Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 01 17:32:11 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 10 22:58:49 -0700 2009
Basic story (And there will be plot...more...]]> 0 1 false false Wed Oct 17 14:29:44 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 14:54:12 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 05:49:36 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 13:35:55 -0800 2008 Remorseless, treacherous, lecherous, kindless villain!"

That's Hamlet the Slow Avenger ranting about Claudius, but the same and bolder could be said of Iago. I know he's the vilest of Shakespeare's villains--which would place him high in the running...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Apr 21 09:45:23 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 09:49:00 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 22 16:50:47 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 17:34:56 -0700 2009 YOYA CODE: 5Q 4P

A. Pre-Reading/Anticipatory Thoughts:

I read this book for the second time this semester before I taught it to my seniors at KMHS. The first time I read it was for my Shakespeare seminar my last undergraduate year in college. I enjoyed it the first time be...more...]]> 2 0 false true Sat Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 11:38:16 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 11:59:04 -0800 2009 1
Poignant Quotes:

Iago to Brabantio - "...an old black ram is tupping your white ewe"

Duke to Brabantio - "And noble signior, if virtue no delighted beauty lack, Your son-in-law is far more fair...more...]]> 2 0 false true Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 21:18:24 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 21:38:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 25 11:27:20 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 11:42:31 -0700 2009 By: William Shakespeare


Othello – is that the rightful name to this Shakespearian play? The story is about how one character’s life comes to a tragic end and how another character brings the lives of others to such tragic ends. Whether the play’s ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 28 08:31:46 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 12:33:02 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 13:52:26 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 20:43:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Mar 29 13:24:57 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 29 13:28:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Wed Mar 05 14:39:28 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 24 14:06:19 -0700 2008 think the first time I read this was in a Shakespeare class in college. If I read it before it didn't make an impact on me. I was profoundly affected by the professor of this class, and her teaching of Othello has forever branded this in my mind as the play that made me get Shakespeare. It stil...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jun 25 21:38:01 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 15:32:26 -0700 2009 3
-IAGO!!! Possibly the best character ever penned by Shakespeare, and I don't say this lightly because there are some othe...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 11:47:57 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 22:14:00 -0700 2009
I've read Othello before, but this time it strikes me that one could read this as much as a pla...more...]]>