Viewing guide. We are going to watch the 1995 movie of Othello looking for the references to the scarf, listening for references to monsters, demons, and hell, and paying close attention to Iagos’s words to see how each of these was used to develop the theme of the danger of jealousy in the play.

Essential Question: How does Shakespeare develop a theme of the danger of jealousy in the play Othello?

Iago’s words
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Scarf: What does it symbolize? How is it used to develop the theme of jealousy?

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Hell, demon, and monsters: References to hell, demon, and monsters are repeated as a motif. How do they connect to the theme of jealousy?

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