Thursday, May 30, 2013

English 11: Finish reading Act 1 . . . .

Act one sets the tone, the themes, motifs and conflicts.

What is the significance of the following?

appearance vs reality
passion vs reason
eye imagery and blindness motif
African images (positive and negative)
warrior / war imagery (maimed judgment)
jealousy

We read and made notes on Act 1, Scenes 2 and 3 today.

Be sure to read and make notes. Copy down key quotes for each scene,.

We started a paragraph on Iago's soliloquy. You will have a half an hour to complete the paragraph during class tomorrow. Read and re-read the soliloquy tonight--it's on the last page of Act 1, Scene 3.

In a formal, literary paragraph of 300 to 400 words, explain how Shakespeare uses literary techniques to reveal Iago's character.