Othello - female character essay titles

Hey, im doing Edexcel A2, Othello and so far ive only seen 2 questions on the female characters. Can anyone PM me or write here any essay titles on the female characters in Othello? thanks x

Reply 1

silence

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i think the one in my exam was something like "to what extent is desdemona a tragic figure?"

Reply 2

*starry_eyed_*

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I did a question the other day based on whether the 3 females charcters are portrayed simply as stereotypes.

Reply 3

alexsevern

something about the Des Em and Bianca and feminism maybe.shakespeae and his opinions on women
are they portrayed as strong/weak characters
sorry..not much help lol

Reply 4

littlemissalex

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hehe thanks everyone, ill combine all of your suggestions and just plan an essay incorporating the lot! :smile:

Reply 5

alexsevern

no prob! any time :smile:

p.s. ... nice name (alexandra) it's mine too!!! :biggrin:

Reply 6

Saba

hey alexandra,

here are some u might find useful...

'The women in Othello lack power and importance; they are used purely as dramatic devices to offset the tragedy of the main character.' How far would you agree with this statement?

Discuss Shakespeare's portrayal of the women in Othello.

'In Othello, Shakespeare presents women as victims of men.' How far does your reading of the play support this view?

'Everybody must pity Desdemona, but I cannot bring myself to like her.' (W. H. Auden) Discuss the presentation of Desdemona in the light of Auden's comment.

hope these are useful to you...by the way which board is ur exam. mine's edexcel...i hate all the assessment objectives having to write about the context bla bla...why can't we just write essays grrrrrr... (that's my rant done hehe)

Reply 7

littlemissalex

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alexsevern

no prob! any time :smile:

p.s. ... nice name (alexandra) it's mine too!!! :biggrin:

hehe why thank you! :biggrin:

You know what i found? People called alexandra are generally the cleverest and most attractive people on the planet! Havent you found that too? :p:

xx

Reply 8

littlemissalex

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Saba

hey alexandra,

here are some u might find useful...

'The women in Othello lack power and importance; they are used purely as dramatic devices to offset the tragedy of the main character.' How far would you agree with this statement?

Discuss Shakespeare's portrayal of the women in Othello.

'In Othello, Shakespeare presents women as victims of men.' How far does your reading of the play support this view?

'Everybody must pity Desdemona, but I cannot bring myself to like her.' (W. H. Auden) Discuss the presentation of Desdemona in the light of Auden's comment.

hope these are useful to you...by the way which board is ur exam. mine's edexcel...i hate all the assessment objectives having to write about the context bla bla...why can't we just write essays grrrrrr... (that's my rant done hehe)

Excellent post! Just repped you!! Incredibly useful!! i love you!! :biggrin:

Othello - female character essay titles

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