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Othello
Othello is one of the most powerful tragedies of William Shakespeare. Othello is a Moorish general who falls in love with
Desdemona, the daughter of a powerful senator of Venice. The play is about their love and Othello’s mistrust and jealousy, which ultimately leads to a murder.
This short narrative version of the play has been suitably adapted to help introduce the play to young readers. It can be read by children or read to them by parents who wish to introduce them to the play. It can also be used by teachers as a classroom resource. The easy-to-read narration and comic-style illustrations are sure to captivate children’s interest and develop their reading skills.
Desdemona, the daughter of a powerful senator of Venice. The play is about their love and Othello’s mistrust and jealousy, which ultimately leads to a murder.
This short narrative version of the play has been suitably adapted to help introduce the play to young readers. It can be read by children or read to them by parents who wish to introduce them to the play. It can also be used by teachers as a classroom resource. The easy-to-read narration and comic-style illustrations are sure to captivate children’s interest and develop their reading skills.
- GenresPlaysShakespeareClassics
67 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 13, 2014
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January 28, 2026
A complete no frills adaptation - literally just a translation, without footnotes or explanations. Pretty good for reading along while watching the play. The lack of frills has some benefits and some drawbacks.
-The introduction is fairly bare bones - nothing you haven't heard before. Pretty skippable. More on the modernisation process might have been nice here.
-The lack of footnotes can lead to confusion. Some words are quite obscure but aren't translated or explained (strumpet soon comes to mind), while some of the modernisations are likely to confuse students even further ('mum's the word' being a modernisation none of my students would get)
+There aren't any distractions or attempts to razzle-dazzle the modernised version. At the same time, it isn't dumbed down within an inch of it's life. You can get a strong sense of the feeling of the original passage from reading the modernised versions. The meter and rhyme is usually lost but this is inevitable.
+The real bonus of this version is the many questions it asks at the end. There are specific discussion and essay questions for each scene and each character. They are great questions to trial for students and teachers alike.
-The introduction is fairly bare bones - nothing you haven't heard before. Pretty skippable. More on the modernisation process might have been nice here.
-The lack of footnotes can lead to confusion. Some words are quite obscure but aren't translated or explained (strumpet soon comes to mind), while some of the modernisations are likely to confuse students even further ('mum's the word' being a modernisation none of my students would get)
+There aren't any distractions or attempts to razzle-dazzle the modernised version. At the same time, it isn't dumbed down within an inch of it's life. You can get a strong sense of the feeling of the original passage from reading the modernised versions. The meter and rhyme is usually lost but this is inevitable.
+The real bonus of this version is the many questions it asks at the end. There are specific discussion and essay questions for each scene and each character. They are great questions to trial for students and teachers alike.
November 19, 2023
I've never actually read the play Othello, only pieces of it and a brief overview in my Shakespeare class in college, so I don't know if anything if left out. It looks to go over the major turning points of the play. I found it funny how gullible and trusting everyone is. Like when Desdemona's father just accepts her marriage to Othello when she tells him she loves Othello. Overall, as much as a tragedy it's supposed to be, I just found it hilarious how much ego and mistrust is tossed around at every given moment.
It was so bad, it was good.
It was so bad, it was good.
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