- Unrivalled design that is enticing and clear for all students, including low-attainers.
- Dramatic photography from a range of productions to stimulate discussion.
- Targeted support that helps pupils to understand the play and its language.
- Interpretation-based questions and activities that encourage students to explore the plays in performance.
- Durable and hardwearing books that last for years.
This is volume 2 in Longman School Shakespeare .
There are 304 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Pearson Education Limited .
Rene Weis is Professor of English at University College London and a distinguished editor and biographer of Shakespeare.
This book contains the following story:
Othello
Othello is a "noble Moor"", a North African Muslim who has converted to Christianity and is deemed one of the Venetian state's most reliable soldiers. However, his ensign Iago harbours an obscure hatred against his general, and when Othello secretly marries the beautiful daughter of the Venetian senator Brabanzio, Iago begins his subtle campaign of vilification, which will inevitably lead to the deaths of more than just Othello and Desdemona.
