Objective: SWBAT evaluate the effectiveness of Iago’s trick to prove to Othello that Desdemona is cheating on him.
Do-Now: If your husband/wife were cheating on you, would you want to know about it or would you rather not find out? Is it better to know and be made miserably by knowing or to be ignorant and made happy by not knowing? Explain.
Today: 1) What "proof" has Iago offered to show Desdemona is having an affair?
2) Class will begin reading Act 4, Scene 1. How is dramatic irony being used in this scene? What does Othello believe he is seeing? What is he really seeing?
3) In groups, students will finish reading Act 4, Scene 1. How does Othello begin to treat Desdemona? Do you feel Othello has been given enough proof to believe she has been cheating on him?
4) Class will watch a video clip of Act 4, Scene 1 from "Othello"
Exit Slip: Why is Othello so willing to believe Desdemona is cheating on him? What does this reveal about his character? Why doesn’t Othello just ask Desdemona if she is having an affair?
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