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Shakespeares
OTHELLO
What the?
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The syllabus defines textual integrity as:
Clear
Clear
Agreement
Agreement Method
Method
Rational
Rational
Harmony
Harmony Play
Play
Consistent
Consistent
The
The way
way it
it Script
Script
Reasonable
Reasonable
fits
fits Structure
Structure
Believable
Believable
together
together construction
construction
relevant
relevant
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Evaluating a text in terms of its textual
integrity requires you to CAREFULLY consider:
O the features and elements of a text =
O Language features
O Poetic devices
O Structure
O Social/cultural values, beliefs and attitudes
O Religious vs secular laws
O The symbolism of the handkerchief
O Elizabethan (religious conflict) values and context
O Contrasting images / characters
O Characterisation
O Dramatic techniques
In other words evaluating a text in
terms of its textual integrity means
Consistent
Consistent and
and
realistic
realistic &
&
O the extent to which it may human
human characters
characters
possess an overall unity =
Believable
Believable
sequence
sequence (and
(and
when
when consequences)
consequences) of
of
theyre
theyre all
all put
put events
events
together..
together..
Relevant
Relevant &&
How
How
important timeless
timeless values,
values,
important are are
all
Language
Language features
features attitudes,
attitudes, beliefs
beliefs
all these
these Poetic devices
Poetic devices
things Structure and
and issues
issues
things Themes
Structure
/ events /
Themes / events /
settings
settings
in
in
Valid,
Valid, interesting,
interesting,
Values,
Values, beliefs
attitudes
attitudes
beliefs and
and
giving
giving controversial
controversial and
and
Religious
Religious symbolism
and
and laws
laws
symbolism
the
the play
play ongoing
ongoing appeal
appeal to
to
Elizabethan
Elizabethan (religious
(religious
its
its different
different
conflict)
conflict) values
values and
and
context
context audiences,
audiences,
The
The symbolism
symbolism of of the
the directors
directors and
and
handeerchief
handeerchief
contrasting
contrasting images
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actors
Ok so ????
So
O Literary students and academics people who
are educated and cultured people who like to
go to the theatre English teachers historians
play and film directors actors and, other
people who like to argue over what things (texts)
really mean all these people - they all
LUUUUUURRRRVE TO ARGUE (and sound very intelligent)
ABOUT WHAT THEY EACH THINK ABOUT
THE REAL, TRUE NATURE OF
THE CHARACTERS AND EVENTS IN OTHELLO!!!
In other words
In simple 21st-Century-teenage, non-board-of-
studies, non-English-syllabus-jargon and plain-
English-terms
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that 21st Century textseg:
Twilight
Sparks discussions / arguments / debates about things like:
O Team Edward!
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OTHELLO ???
Shakespeare
Shakespeare uses
uses dramatic
dramatic and
and language
language techniques
techniques to
to make
make
responders
responders develop
develop and
and form
form their
their own
own opinions,
opinions, reactions
reactions and
and
conclusions
conclusions about
about the
the true
true nature
nature (interpretation)
(interpretation) of:
of: