Using Othello as a Comparative Text: Literary Genre
Š This is also evident in the film’s most disturbing scene.
Š Common to all three narratives is … Š In an almost identical way …
Š This is mirrored in the way the heroine of the story acts when …
Š The same effect occurs later in the text. Š Likewise, in my other texts …
Š This viewpoint is echoed at the end of my second text …
Othello
Š In an entirely different way … Š In contrast, the opening scene in the novel … Š The complete opposite is seen in … Š On the other hand … Š This is certainly not the case in the film, where … Š All three endings are completely different. Š The novel takes a much more unexpected approach.
Š This aspect is contrasted in my second/third text, when …
By heaven, I saw my handkerchief in his hand. O perjured woman!
Othello Act 5 Scene 2, l.73–4
Class/Homework Exercises
1. Choose one of the other points in the Sample Draft Plan and write a paragraph of your own in response to the question above. (Aim for 150 words.)
2. ‘Authors make use of a variety of techniques to create scenes of great emotional intensity in texts.’ With reference to three texts on your comparative course, identify and compare the techniques used by authors to create scenes of great emotional intensity. (Aim for 1,000 words.) (70 marks)
