Othello

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Books depicting animals in foreign countries (often inaccurate/fictitious)
Bestiaries
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Someone whose wife was adulterous - an object of ridicule
Cuckold
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Military island governed by Venice and under threat of Turkish invasion
Cyprus
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A colour the Elizabethan English sometimes associated with moral evil, decay and death
Black
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Usually stereotyped villains - cunning and vicious
Moors
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The universal hierarchy is the Elizabethan...
Chain of Being
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In the 16th century, there was conflict between Venice and...
The Ottoman Empire
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Elizabethan stereotype of sexual decadence, violence and political intrigue related to...
Italy
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Elizabethan knowledge of foreign lands was often communicated through...
rumour
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Common feature of Renaissance drama - an immoral schemer who often pretends to be friendly
Machiavel
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A character disenchanted with/disgusted by society
Malcontent
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Place where performances took place (Typically had a stage that extended to audience and a gallery)
Playhouse
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Othello was derived from a tale written by...
Cinthio
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Opened in 1599
The Globe
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Based on conflict, depicts downfall of a high-ranking character with a fatal flaw
Tragedy
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City with a reputation of wealth, loose morals and sophistication
Venice
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Who argued that for a woman to wield power in society was a wrong and unnatural thing?
John Knox
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Production of Othello where Iago is played by a black actor and the Duke by a female actor (Year, director)
2015 Iqbal Khan
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Women would expect to be submissive to their husbands, or they would be branded a...
whore
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Characters of all races and genders were played by...
White men
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Card 2

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Someone whose wife was adulterous - an object of ridicule

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Cuckold

Card 3

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Military island governed by Venice and under threat of Turkish invasion

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Card 4

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A colour the Elizabethan English sometimes associated with moral evil, decay and death

Back

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Card 5

Front

Usually stereotyped villains - cunning and vicious

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