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Othello - Complete Reading, Discussion and Analysis
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Othello - Complete Reading, Discussion and Analysis

Prepare for tests or exams, understand the play, and gain insight.
Last updated 2/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • Learn about the Shakespearian period
  • Read and understand the play Othello
  • Identify themes and symbols in the play
  • Write coherent literature essays
  • Answer exam questions based on the text

Course content

8 sections54 lectures9h 21m total length
  • Introduction5:27

Requirements

  • Fluency in English

Description

Because Shakespeare's plays were written in 16th and 17th-century English, the language is difficult to decipher. This course was created to untangle the language mysteries, as modern translations and summaries are provided. Therefore you can confidently wade through the original script, with a full understanding of the events playing out.

To add to this, there are in-depth discussions of the most important themes, how to write a literature essay and exam questions.

Historical background to the play and Shakespeare's world is provided. This gives the student a view of the period and a better understanding of the way the play would have been performed in the Elizabethan times, what the audience would have added to the performance, and how that would have impacted the actors.

Susan Allin graduated from Stellenbosch University, South Africa, in 1981, her major subjects being English, Psychology, and History. She has taught English, History, and various other subjects across South Africa since then.

As Shakespearian plays and poetry have been an important part of the English curriculum, she has had the opportunity to teach students on second-language, and even third-language levels. This provides her with the ability to explain Shakespearian plays to students who were not brought up speaking and writing in English.

Students in her final year matric classes have excelled, as she has managed to teach the concepts in a manner that they could understand.

If you (or your child) are currently studying this play, it is highly recommended that you sign up for this very comprehensive course.


Who this course is for:

  • Students on secondary and tertiary levels