Literary contexts

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Teachit Author
Literary contexts
Main Subject
Key stage
Category
Drama: Shakespeare for key stage 3
Resource type
Student activity
Author
William Shakespeare
Authors
William Shakespeare
Character
Othello
Title
Othello

An excellent contextual overview of tragedy, race/ethnicity and social attitudes during the Renaissance for A-level teachers and students studying Othello. Includes extracts from key writers from the period (Castiglione, de Montaigne, Machiavelli), a summary of the key developments in the genre of tragedy through the ages, and extracts from source texts on 'blackness'. 

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5
Some great information which is clear and concise

Hannah Roberts

11/07/2023

5

30/05/2020

5

13/03/2019

5

03/12/2018

5
Some great information which is clear and concise

Hannah Roberts

11/07/2023

5

30/05/2020

5

13/03/2019

5

03/12/2018

5

5

5

5