The Folger Guide to Teaching Othello

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The authoritative guide to teaching Shakespeares Othello, The Folger Guide to Teaching Othello is an invaluable resource for teachers, students, and Shakespeare fans alike.

In Othello, William Shakespeare creates powerful drama from a marriage between the exotic Moor Othello and the Venetian lady Desdemona that begins with elopement and mutual devotion and ends with jealous rage and death. Shakespeare builds many differences into his hero and heroine, including race, age, and cultural background. Yet the couples strong love would potentially easily overcome these differences were it not for Iago, who sets out to destroy Othello. Iagos false insinuations about Desdemonas infidelity draw Othello into his schemes, and Desdemona is subjected to Othellos horrifying verbal and physical assaults.

The Folger Guide to Teaching Othello includes:
-An explanation of the Folger methodology for teaching Shakespeare
-Scholarly essays from experts in the field,
-A five-week breakdown of digestible lesson plans
-Resource links for a deeper dive into the world of Shakespeare

This guide is an essential part of any teachers toolkit.

Author Bio

Dr. Peggy OBrien was named the Folgers director of education in May 2013. A former Folger educator, she established the Librarys education philosophy and the bulk of its programs in the 1980s and led the department until 1994, when she left to become director of education programs for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Her long and distinguished career has brought her numerous awards and honors, including Doctor of Lawshonoris causafrom Trinity University, Doctor of Humane Lettershonoris causafrom Georgetown University, the Public Humanities Award from the DC Community Humanities Council, and the Folger Shakespeare Librarys 2008 Shakespeare Steward Award. Prior to her first appointment at the Folger, she spent a number of years teaching high school English in the DC Public Schools, and since then has taught undergraduate courses at Georgetown University.