Exam style question on idealisation and misogyny

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Catherine Cheetham
Exam style question on idealisation and misogyny
Main Subject
Key stage
Category
Drama: Shakespeare for key stage 3
Inside
Includes answers
Resource type
Exam preparation
Assessment
Author
William Shakespeare
Authors
William Shakespeare
Character
Othello
Title
Othello

An exam-style extract question on the theme of gender, asking students to respond to the following critical viewpoint: 

Desdemona and Emilia become the victims not of marriage but of male characters who view them through the opposing but mutually reinforcing cultural lenses of romantic idealisation and anxious misogyny.

Includes an extract from Act 2 Scene 1 and detailed teacher's notes / model sentences which could be used to support students' responses. 

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