AQA A-Level English Literature: A* exemplar essays for Othello

3 exemplar essays for Othello by Shakespeare. Detailed analysis of author’s methods, explores historical context, critical interpretations and comparison to other texts

‘For all his manners of gallantry, Cassio has little respect for women.’

‘Brabantio’s role as Desdemona’s father and Roderigo’s role as her suitor suggest that they both love Desdemona. However, all that drives them is possessiveness, jealousy and pride.’

‘Othello’s claim that he is ‘one that loved not wisely but too well’ is clearly false; he is simply a character who becomes obsessed with his wife’s infidelity.’