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Professor Emma Smith's Approaching Shakespeare podcasts

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Professor Emma Smith's Approaching Shakespeare podcasts

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Each lecture in this series focuses on a single play by Shakespeare, and employs a range of different approaches to try to understand a central critical question about it.

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Each lecture in this series focuses on a single play by Shakespeare, and employs a range of different approaches to try to understand a central critical question about it.

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Explore more articles on Shakespeare and Renaissance writers

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Explore more articles on Shakespeare and Renaissance writers

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Examine rich subject matter from Juliet's eloquence to Macbeth's witches.

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An introduction to Shakespearean tragedy

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An introduction to Shakespearean tragedy

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Despite their dazzling diversity, the tragedies of Shakespeare gain their enduring power from a shared dramatic vision, argues Kiernan Ryan.

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Alexandra Melville provides a close reading of the villainous character of Iago in Act 2, Scene 1 of Othello.

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Strangers in the city: the cosmopolitan nature of 16th-century Venice

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Strangers in the city: the cosmopolitan nature of 16th-century Venice

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Othello shows us the cosmopolitan nature of renaissance Venice, as Dr Farah Karim-Cooper reveals.

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Created by Dr Wendy Lennon in collaboration with the British Library Learning team

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Othello in context: teacher's resource pack. Part 3

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Othello in context: teacher's resource pack. Part 3

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Desdemona and the role of women

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Created by Dr Wendy Lennon in collaboration with the British Library Learning team

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Othello in context: teacher's resource pack. Part 2

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Othello in context: teacher's resource pack. Part 2

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Othello's migration to Venice

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Created by Dr Wendy Lennon in collaboration with the British Library Learning team

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Othello in context: teacher's resource pack. Part 1

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Othello in context: teacher's resource pack. Part 1

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Migration stories and travellers' tales

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Othello is a tragedy that proceeds from misunderstandings and miscommunication. Many of these errors are bound up with Iago's deception, but Michael Donkor looks at other, additional causes in the play.

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Racism, misogyny and ‘motiveless malignity’ in Othello

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Racism, misogyny and ‘motiveless malignity’ in Othello

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The causes of the tragedy of Othello are more complex and disturbing than they might at first appear, Kiernan Ryan contends.

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Explore more Discovering Literature articles

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Explore more Discovering Literature articles

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Explore 100 of our best loved articles, perfect for teachers of Years 10–13.