Othello – AO5 Different Interpretations

Pete Bunten compares the ways in which Shakespeare and Waugh present the interconnectedness of love and death. English Review, September 2020.

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.