Teacher resource pack

Resource 4 and 5) 

• Discuss: 

Why does Othello tell these stories?

What impression of himself is he trying to give others? 

Has he been successful?

 

• Move into groups of five and give each group a copy of either Othello telling the story of The 

Bengal Tiger or The Cannon. 

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TEACHER RESOURCES

• Ask the groups to decide which point in the storytelling they are going to show, and to create an 

image of Othello telling his story in that moment with Desdemona, Brabantio and Iago listening. 

Ask the groups to think about how each of these characters react to Othello’s storytelling and 

find a way to clearly show that physically through a) body language b) facial expressions, and c) 

spatial relationships (where the characters are in relation to each other),

• Bring to life their image hearing one line from Othello as he tells the story, and one movement 

from all those listening which shows their reactions. 

• Discuss how the characters might react to Othello’s stories based on their past experiences.  

STAGE THREE: OTHELLO AND DESDEMONA

• Explain that there is one story Othello tells which really affects Desdemona. Either read as a whole 

class, or give out to groups to read (