Using context effectively to discuss ‘Othello’
I can integrate context skilfully into my written analysis on 'Othello'.
Using context effectively to discuss ‘Othello’
I can integrate context skilfully into my written analysis on 'Othello'.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Context refers to the historical, social, literary and biographical.
- Context should not be presented as isolated facts or generalisations.
- Context should be relevant to the analysis and embedded in the response.
- Context should develop your ideas and give an insight into the writer’s purpose and intention.
- Context can be used to analyse specific word choices or images, considering historic connotations or social importance.
Common misconception
Context just needs to be included in a response to make it effective.
Context must not only be included but carefully considered, adapted and moulded to the point you are trying to make.
Keywords
Tragedy - a play dealing with the downfall of a central character
Great Chain of Being - a hierarchy for all living things that Jacobean people believed in
Jacobean - the era in which King James I was on the throne
Embedded - incorporated deeply inside of a larger thing e.g. context embedded into a paragraph
Rennaisance - a cultural, artistic movement covering the 14th to 17th centuries
Equipment
You will need a copy of Shakespeare's 'Othello' for this lesson.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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