Compare/Contrast Final

Othello: The Moor of Venice

As you view:1. What similarities and differences did you notice in emotions and

facial expressions?2. What similarities and differences did you notice in voices?3. What similarities and differences did you notice in actions?4. What similarities and differences did you notice in settings, costumes

and props?

Now, the most important question: How did these differences affect the feel or overall emotion of the scene? Did they make the scene feel more…tense, loose, rushed, calm, quiet, thoughtful, violent, intense, modern, old, big, romantic, dark, scary, light, heavy, suspenseful, relaxed, happy, sad, angry, ordered, chaotic, bright, soft, hard, important, bare, solid, fragile…?

What details from the notes that you took made you think this? Why?

Now, the most important question: How did these differences affect the feel or overall emotion of the scene? Did they make the scene feel more…tense, loose, rushed, calm, quiet, thoughtful, violent, intense, modern, old, big, romantic, dark, scary, light, heavy, suspenseful, relaxed, happy, sad, angry, ordered, chaotic, bright, soft, hard, important, bare, solid, fragile…?

This will be your claim.Next, what details from the scene made you think

so? This will be your evidence.Finally, WHY did those details make the scene seem

that way? Explain in several sentences. This will be your warrant.

CEW:

For the 4 elements/categories: Complete every box, address every question in each

box. Be specific. Give exact details. (Hamlet bends down

and screams at his mother while looking around for the Ghost is better than Hamlet is acting weird)

CEWEWEW: Claim: be specific. Don’t just say “this version seems

angry.” What kind of anger? Rage? Annoyance? Evidence: Your 3 details must be from 3 different

elements. Warrant: Explain each piece of evidence separately.

Make sure the Warrant is thorough. Warrant: Convince me! WHY and HOW do these

details help create the overall feel of the scene?

Test Reminders:

Othello Death Scene

Version 1: Laurence Fishburne

Othello Death Scene Version 2

Version 2: “O” with Mekhi Phifer