othello characterization act 1.notebook
February 05, 2015
Direct Characterization:
Author states character's traits.
He is athletic.
Indirect Characterization:
Author implies characters traits.
He skillfully dribbled the ball
down the court and made a lay up.
S.T.E.A.L.
(Speech, thought, effect on others, actions, looks)
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othello characterization act 1.notebook
February 05, 2015
In 1.1, Roderigo and Iago
paint a very negative picture
of Othello before the
audience even meets
him...
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othello characterization act 1.notebook
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Descriptions of Othello in 1.1:
IAGO: Othello "[loves] his own pride and
purposes..." (1.1.13)
IAGO: "Barbary horse" (1.1.114)
RODERIGO: "lascivious Moor" (1.1.129)
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othello characterization act 1.notebook
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In 1.2, we meet the real Othello. How is he
INDIRECTLY characterized? (1) Translate
the provided quote and explain what
personality trait it demonstrates in Othello.
(2) Do his traits match what the
audience expected? Why not?
(3)Why would Shakespeare
build Othello's reputation
before we meet him?
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othello characterization act 1.notebook
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OTHELLO
Let him do his spite.
My services which I have done this seigniory
Shall out­tongue his complaints. (1.2.17­19)
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OTHELLO
For know, Iago,
But that I love the gentle Desdemona,
I would not my unhoused free condition
Put into circumscription and confine
For the sea's worth. (1.2.24­26)
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OTHELLO
Keep up your bright swords, for the dew
will rust them. (1.2.59)
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OTHELLO
Hold your hands,
Both you of my inclining and rest.
Were it my cue to fight, I should have known it
Without a prompter. (1.2.82­86)
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