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Anderson Associate Editor  \nNichola Torbett Associate Editor  \nPaul Spencer  \nArt and Photo Researcher  \nValerie Murphy Editorial Assistant  \nShelley Clubb Production Manager  \nLisa Beller  \nDesign and Production Specialist  \nPetrina Nyhan  \nElectronic Production Specialist  \nLeslie Anderson Cover Designer  \nParkwood Composition Compositor  \nCheryl Drivdahl Proofreader  \nCover image: Paul Robeson as Othello and Peggy Ashcroft as Desdemona ina stage production of Othello, London, 1930. © Bettmann/Corbis.  \n[back cover] Engraving of William Shakespeare from the First Folio, courtesy of the Library of Congress.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616.  \nOthello : the Moor of Venice / by William Shakespeare ; with related readings.  \n[p. cm](p. cm).–(The EMC masterpiece series access editions) ISBN 0-8219-2956-9  \n1. Othello (Fictitious character)—Drama. 2. Shakespeare, William, 1564- 1616. Othello. 3. Othello (Fictitious character) 4. Venice (Italy)—Drama. 5. Jealousy—Drama. 6. Muslims—Drama. 7. Cyprus—Drama. I. Title. II. Series. PR2829 .A1 2004  \n822.3’3—dc22  \n2004053207  \nISBN 0-8219-2956-9  \nCopyright © 2005 by EMC Corporation  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be adapted, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without permission from the publisher.  \nPublished by EMC/Paradigm Publishing  \n875 Montreal Way  \nSt. Paul, Minnesota 55102 800-328-1452 [www.emcp.com](www.emcp.com)  \nE-mail: [educate@emcp.com](educate@emcp.com)  \nPrinted in the United States of America.  \n1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 xxx 10 09 08 07 06 05  \nTable of Contents  \nThe Life and Works of William Shakespeare ........... iv  \nTime Line of Shakespeare’s Life...................... x  \nBackground and Historical Context for Shakespeare’s Plays ............................ xii  \nBackground and Historical Context for Othello, the Moor of Venice ............................. xvi  \nEchoes: Famous Lines from Othello ................. xxi  \nIllustrations: Performances of Othello .............. xxiii  \nOthello, the Moor of Venice .......................... 1  \nDramatis Personae .............................. 3  \nAct I ......................................... 5  \nRespond to the Selection ..................... 44  \nAct II ....................................... 47  \nRespond to the Selection ..................... 86  \nAct III ....................................... 89  \nRespond to the Selection .................... 134  \nAct IV ...................................... 137  \nRespond to the Selection .................... 176  \nAct V ...................................... 179  \nRespond to the Selection .................... 212  \nPlot Analysis of Othello, the Moor of Venice ........... 214  \nRelated Readings Source Material  \nfrom Gli Hecatommithi by Giraldi Cinthio (1565) ... 218  \nfrom The History and Description of Africa by Leo Africanus (1526) ........................... 231  \nCriticism from “Othello: A Bloody Farce” by Thomas Rymer (1693) .............................. 238  \nNotes on Othello by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (c.1836–39) ....................... 245  \nfrom Shakespearean Tragedy by A. 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Bradley (1904) .. 250  \nContemporary Poetry  \n“Against Jealousy” by Ben Jonson (pub. 1640) ..... 258  \nCreative Writing Activities ....................... 260  \nCritical Writing Activities ........................ 261  \nProjects ....................................... 264  \nGlossary of Words for Everyday Use ................ 266  \nGlossary of Literary Terms ........................ 273  \nEngraving of William Shakespeare from the First Folio.  \nImage courtesy of the Librar","cbCaicoufCJEOYzz","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicoufCJEOYzz","pdf",2111416,301,"English","# The Life and Works of William Shakespeare\n## Time Line of Shakespeare’s Life\n## Background and Historical Context for Shakespeare’s Plays\n## Background and Historical Context for Othello, the Moor of Venice\n## Echoes: Famous Lines from Othello\n## Illustrations: Performances of Othello\n# Othello, the Moor of Venice\n## Dramatis Personae\n## Act I\n## Act II\n## Act III\n## Act IV\n## Act V\n# Respond to the Selection\n## Act I\n## Act II\n## Act III\n## Act IV\n## Act V\n# Plot Analysis of Othello, the Moor of Venice\n# Related Readings Source Material\n## Gli Hecatommithi by Giraldi Cinthio\n## The History and Description of Africa by Leo Africanus\n## “Othello: A Bloody Farce” by Thomas Rymer\n## Notes on Othello by Samuel Taylor Coleridge\n## Shakespearean Tragedy by A. 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