Othello – AO5 Different Interpretations

Discusses the characters’ need for an audience along with Shakespeare’s influence over us. You will need to register for a free personal JSTOR account in order to access the full article. Open this article.

Introduces these two critical approaches, proposing them as platforms from which to view Othello in a different light. Emagazine, issue 53.

There have been numerous interpretations of Othello over the last 400 years. This article discusses four recent critical approaches: feminist, new historicist, marxist and post-colonial. Open this article.

Takes a closer look at Shakespeare’s assertive women from his plays, including the character of Desdemona. English Review, volume 23 issue 3.