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Exemplar Reading papers are on Lampada (too big for this page).

Essays:




 * Practice Essay topics: **

1. What forces contribute to Othello’s tragic demise? In your response, make close reference to the text and at least one critical reading.

2. “Without Iago’s influence, Othello would have lived out his life happily with Desdemona.”

To what extent does your understanding of //Othello// align with this idea? In your response, make close reference to the text and at least one critical reading.

3. “A play’s power comes from powerful characterisation.”

How do three characters in //Othello// contribute to your personal understanding of the play? In your response, make close reference to the text and at least one critical reading.

4. “Othello is a play about the pitfalls of jealousy; nothing more.”

To what extent does your understanding of //Othello// align with this idea? In your response, make close reference to the text and at least one critical reading.

5. How has Shakespeare’s language been used to reveal memorable ideas in //Othello//?

In your response, make close reference to the text and at least one critical reading.