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Othello: The Moor of Venice
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A complete summary of William Shakespeare's Play, Othello. Find out more about how Iago manipulates everyone around him and the rise of Othello's jealousy
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Othello
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Discover the villains and victims of Othello, Shakespeare's gripping tragedy
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Othello: The Moor of Venice
Explore Shakespeare Shakespedia Shakespeare's Plays
A complete summary of William Shakespeare's Play, Othello. Find out more about how Iago manipulates everyone around him and the rise of Othello's jealousy
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Catch Up with Shakespeare: Othello
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The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust's Shakespeare experts have been busy hosting a series of digital talks and live Q&As with A-level pupils around the country in our popular new ‘Catch Up With Shakespeare’ sessions.
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Cue Script Othello: Othello, Desdemona and Lodovico
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Learn how to use a cue script like Shakespeare's actors would have done. Othello receives news from Lodovico that Othello is supposed to return to Venice.
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Othello Sixth Form Conference 2019
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Four students from King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls in Birmingham write about what it is like to attend a Sixth Form Conference at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
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Not Lost in Translation: A Romanian Othello with an Armenian Twist
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Jasmine Seymour shares her impressions of a cross-cultural Romanian-language production of Othello.
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Shakespeare in Love...in Spain
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Shakespeare being used as a dramatic character predate 'Shakespeare in Love' by hundreds of years in Spain.
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Picture of the Month - October 2012
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In 1959, Paul Robeson returned to the English stage after 23 years’ absence to play Othello in the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre’s 100th Season.
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Shakespeare's Saddest Song
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"Come all you forsaken and mourn you with me… Let love no more boast her in palace nor bower… Though fair and more false, I die with thy wound… Let nobody chide her, her scorns I approve… Take this for my farewell and latest adieu… She was in love, and he she loved proved mad... What did thy song bode, lady?"
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The African Roscius
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This second post in our Black History Month series on Ira Aldridge looks at his first performances in Othello and how he became known as The African Roscius.
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The Legacy of Ira Aldridge
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Ira Aldridge was largely forgotten after his death but is becoming more well-known once more
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Shakespeare's Favourite Flowers: The Poppy
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Librarian Mareike Doleschal explores the history of the poppy in Tudor and Victorian England.
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Shakespeare in Spanish
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Katey Workman, Learning intern, explores the reception of Shakespeare in Spain.
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1851 - Ira Aldridge Comes to Stratford
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In 1851 Ira Aldridge played at the Royal Shakespearean Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon for eight days. During that time he visited Shakespeare's Birthplace twice and appeared in seven plays.
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John Hutton's Etched Windows in the Shakespeare Centre
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The windows in the Marble Hall of the Shakespeare Centre were etched by artist John Hutton, and they are a marvellous exploration of Shakespeare's ability to create complex emotional figures.
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Sixth Form Conferences
Education Schools A Level
Conferences for A Level students are run by our team of Shakespeare experts and provide the opportunity to explore texts and/or theatre-making in depth.
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How Did Shakespeare Write a Play?
Explore Shakespeare Podcasts What Was Shakespeare Really Like?
The second in a four-part lecture series from Professor Sir Stanley Wells; 'What Was Shakespeare Really Like'
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Shakespeare's Drinking Songs
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From "Henry IV" to "Twelfth Night", "The Tempest" to "Othello", drunkards appear throughout Shakespeare's plays – and with drinking comes the drinking songs.
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Shakespeare in 100 Objects: Bed Curtains
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Find out about the bed hangings that would have been familiar in Shakespeare's world
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To Japan, with love
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Trust Librarian Mareike Doleschal explores links between the collections and Japan.