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10/6- Do Now “Thou art a villain” ( Brabantio , I.i . 132).

10/6- Do Now “Thou art a villain” ( Brabantio , I.i . 132). Writers make choices in their diction (word choice ) to help them develop their ideas. Why is Brabantio calling Iago a villain? Look at the text. What else could Shakespeare being telling us about Iago ? . Agenda.

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10/6- Do Now “Thou art a villain” ( Brabantio , I.i . 132).

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  1. 10/6- Do Now “Thou art a villain” (Brabantio, I.i. 132). Writers make choices in their diction (word choice) to help them develop their ideas. Why is Brabantio calling Iago a villain? Look at the text. What else could Shakespeare being telling us about Iago?

  2. Agenda • Lines which show characterization • Reading Act. I.ii & I.iii 1-196 • Stereotype vs. Reality • Let’s watch Act I on film

  3. How does Shakespeare develop characterization in the first scene?

  4. How does Shakespeare develop characterization in the first scene?

  5. Scene Readers Act 1, Scene 2 Act 1, Scene 3, lines 1-196 Duke – First Senator/Officer – Second Senator – Sailor/Messenger- Brabantio – Othello - Iago - Othello - Cassio - Roderigo/Officer - Brabantio -

  6. Stereotype vs. Reality Stereotype of Othello Reality of Othello

  7. Text vs. Film As we watch the DVD Othello take notes on the characters.

  8. Scene Presentations Who remembers from yesterday what a scene presentation includes? 1. Summary of events and characters (make sure to note changes in characters behavior, relationships, etc.) 2. Quotation & line citation (Midterm format: speaker, context, analysis) • Prediction or Connection • Submit Document onto Turnitin.

  9. Word Study 1. Search LEME for meanings/uses of your word (during the 1500-1650) LEME website: http://leme.library.utoronto.ca/ This is a multilingual database. Please record examples that are written in English. 2. At the top of a clean page in your notebook write: “Word Study” • Entry #1: Write down 3 definitions or examples from the LEME database that give you an untraditional meaning of the word. • Entry #2: At least one definition from American Heritage Dictionary or another 21st century dictionary. 5. Entry #3: Cite appearances of your words in Act I. (all words are present in Act I). For each appearance cite the location, context, and the speaker. In addition include a short one or two sentence paraphrase of what the character is saying. You can use the Oxford Concordance to find examples of your words in the play. The Oxford Concordance: http://shakespeare.clusty.com/

  10. At the end of our word study you will be responding to the following questions: Who uses the word most often? How does the connotation of the word change depending on character, act and/or scene? Which of the definitions from the OED/AHD and the LEME fits the context(s) best? How do the alternative meanings make sense within the rest of the play?

  11. Word Words Words Group 1: Honest(-y) Group 2: Devil(-s)(‘s)(-ish)/ Villain(-y)(-ous) Group 3: Honor(-able)(-s); Fool(-ish) (-s) ; Folly (use with “fool”); Jealous(y)(-ies) Group 4: Reputation;Occupation;Office(-r) Group 5: Lie(be-); Begiule; Beguil’d; Deceive; Deceiv’d

  12. Homework • Finish Reading Act. I.iii. (For those people who are assigned this act please make sure to complete your presentation assignment AND upload it onto turnitin.) 2. Word Study

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