Context & Writers Techniques (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Year Othello was written
Year Othello was written
1603-1604
First performance location & date of Othello
First performance location & date of Othello
Whitehall Palace, November 1, 1604
Primary source for Othello
Primary source for Othello
Un Capitano Moro by Cinthio (1565)
Genre of Othello
Genre of Othello
Tragedy (also domestic tragedy)
Verse form for nobility in Othello
Verse form for nobility in Othello
Blank verse (unrhymed iambic pentameter)
Key symbol in Othello
Key symbol in Othello
Handkerchief
Act & scene of climax in Othello
Act & scene of climax in Othello
Act III, Scene 3
Othello's tragic flaw
Othello's tragic flaw
Jealousy
Settings of Othello
Settings of Othello
Venice and Cyprus
Ironic epithet for Iago
Ironic epithet for Iago
Honest