Teacher resource pack

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TEACHER RESOURCES

SEQUENCE ONE

 

EMOTIONS AND 

BEHAVIOUR

 

Emotion (Noun) 

A strong feeling deriving from one’s circumstances, mood, or relationships with others. 

INTRODUCTION

Using the opening scene of the play, this sequence introduces Othello, Iago and Cassio, and the event 

which leads to the tragic ending of the play. The sequence will examine the way in which powerful 

emotions can overwhelm people and lead them to behave in a way that hurts themselves and others 

around them.

STRATEGIES

Discussion, charades, still image, script-reading, empathy triad, scene making.

RESOURCES 

Script extracts 

STAGE ONE: IDENTIFYING EMOTIONS  

• Explain that the play, Othello, the show they will be going to see, shows characters who 

experience a range of very strong emotions, and at times these emotions take over. The sequence 

will examine where our emotions come from and how they can lead people to behave in a way 

that hurts themselves and others around them. 

• This useful article about emotional intelligence highlights the importance of recognising, 

expressing and articulating our emotions as a way of gaining control over powerful emotions 

which cloud thinking and judgement.  

https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2017/nov/03/emotional-intelligence-why-it-