Othello Resources

Resources:

• As you make your way through Othello, feel free to consult a few online summaries from the British Library , Cummings Study Guides, or even Spark Notes.
• Check out Terry A. Gray's outstanding web resource, Mr. Shakespeare and the Internet.

Reading Questions:

• What "languages of difference" do the other characters use when describing or interacting with Othello? How does Othello respond? How does he represent himself?
  
• The play opens in Venice, Italy. Given what you know about Venice in the 15th and 16th centuries, why might this be a significant choice?
  
• What are your impressions of Desdemona? Does she strike you as independent or "feminist"? In what ways is she caught in the oppressive cycle of her cultural moment?
  

There's still time...

...to see Twelfth Night through Notre Dame's Shakespeare Festival. The show runs until Aug. 30.

Welcome to the new & improved HUST blog

First of all--welcome to your senior year! I've caught glimpses of your blog posts about summer adventures and am eager to hear more about them.

You'll have the chance to bring your bloggin' into the 17th and 18th centuries this semester, both in Colloquium and in Cultural History. Raully Donahue will be joining the ranks of HUST bloggers and sharing this forum, posting his own thoughts/reflections/announcements from the historian's POV. The idea is that we can increase the overlap between the literature and history sides of the Restoration and Enlightenment. Of course, you're encouraged to do the same on your blogs.

See you in class.