Machado 1

Sofia Machado
Ms. Lopez
English II
14 February 2022
Othello Socratic Seminar Questions
1) Do you think that Shakespeare would be more of a feminist in modern times?
2) What parallels between the romantic dynamics of Shakespeare do we see in Othello and
Romeo and Juliet?
3) Does Desdemona seem to have her own will, or is she opinionless?
4) Knowing that the biggest reason for dialogue is to reveal character, what are some
statements made by Shakespeare’s characters in Othello that reveal themselves?
5) Although Shakespeare has redefined the classic Greek tragedy through Othello, what are
some similarities we can see in Othello and in classical Greek tragedy archetypes?
6) In what ways is Shakespeare’s writing progressive for his time period?