What, in your opinion, was the most valuable idea you received from watching the Shakespeare Uncovered Video with David Harewood?

ExercisesOthelloI know: right now, you are worried about exercises involving Shakespeare. Don’t worry: these won’t be any more difficult than any other exercises you have had to do. However, you will do some hard thinking here, so this exercise will count twice in your Written Exercises Average.1. What, in your opinion, was the most valuable idea you received from watching the Shakespeare Uncovered Video with David Harewood? Did anything you learn there change or enhance your understanding of the play? Write a meaty paragraph.2. Pretend you are directing a stage production of Othello and could get any actors you wanted. Who would you cast to play Iago, and why? You can choose either a real, well-known actor or an unknown. If go for an established actor, tell why this particular one will give you what you want. If you go with an unknown, describe what type of actor you are looking for and why. Write a meaty paragraph.3. As I noted in “Deepening Your Knowledge (part 1),” for the play to work, it is important that we see Desdemona as worthy of trust, admiration, and love.Examine the scenes that I provide links to. Then, after reviewing the two scenes, write a paragraph in which you describe Desdemona. What are her strengths and weaknesses?Scene to examine: Act 1, scene 3. You can find it here: http://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/views/plays/play_view.php?WorkID=othello&Act=1&Scene=3&Scope=sceneScene to examine: Act 4, scene 3. You can find it here: http://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/views/plays/play_view.php?WorkID=othello&Act=4&Scene=3&Scope=scene4. Shakespeare reverses the courtly love tradition, so that the real love of Othello and Desdemona does exist within marriage, and “courtly love” trappings become distractions Iago manipulates and uses.*Is there a message in this? What, for instance, does this play imply that married love MUST have to succeed that courtly love (fictional love in stories) lacks? Write a paragraph explaining your answer.*If you don’t understand this, be sure to review the discussion of courtly love in relation to Othello in “Deepening Your Knowledge (part 1)” about Othello5. Othello is an intelligent man who truly loves his wife, who is a truly good person. Why, in your opinion, is Iago able to find weaknesses to exploit? What are they? 6. We’ve talked about plays (and specifically about tragedy in Oedipus and Medea) earlier in the semester. If you need to ‘brush up,’ you can review the Greek drama section in the Pre-Reading Folder. Consider some issues of drama in the specific scene if give you below, answering several questions.scene to examine: Act 5, scene 2: http://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/views/plays/play_view.php?WorkID=othello&Act=5&Scene=2&Scope=sceneA. How does Othello approach what he has determined to do to Desdemona? Consider his words both before and after she wakes and analyze his feelings and attitudes. Write 1-2 paragraphs.B. What, to you, is the most emotionally charged moment of this scene?C. As in Greek tragedies, the hero as a moment of recognition, where he realizes what he has done, that he can’t change it, that it is his fault, and what the future will be. There is one in this play, too: Othello realizes that, in killing his wife, he has acted wrongly because she was innocent. He’s killed the woman he loved, for no reason. She loved him, and he destroyed that love. What do you think of Othello’s words and actions after this point? What does it show about Othello’s character and what tone does it give the end of the play? Write 1-2 paragaraphs.When you have done this, submit written exercises in the appropriate dropbox, which you can find under “Assignments” or here: Unit 7B: Othello ExercisesHow to cite from Othello: Othello is a play, and its title should be italicized (when you refer to the character, no italics — that’s how we know you mean character and not play as a whole). Cite quotations from Shakespeare plays by giving the act number, scene number, and line number, in that order, separated by periods. Use Arabic, not Roman numerals (Old Style used Roman numerals. If you do it, it makes you look about 80 years old). So a citation for a quotation from Act 1, scene 2, line 10 would look like this: “quotation” (1.2.10).Link back to “Instructions and Overview” page: Instructions and Overview for Othello