Othello Act 1

Dear Matrics

Here are some very interesting videos of Act 1 being performed:

This one is Othello's speech in Act 1, scene 3 as spoken by Sir John Gielgud, one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of the 20th century.





Here is the same speech as read by F. Scoot Fitzgerald, who wrote your set novel for the year; The Great Gatsby. It is interesting to compare his accent and speech pattern with the more formal Gielgud above.





Here is Iago's soliloquy "I hate the Moor" as spoken by Kenneth Brannagh, a great contemporary Shakespearean actor. PLEASE note that they have cut some of the lines from the speech. Follow it in your book as you watch the video.