Product Description
by William Shakespeare (Author), Gareth Calway (Introduction by), Gareth Calway (Notes by)
Exam board: AQA & Edexcel (A Level), WJEC & Eduqas (GCSE)
Level & Subject: A Level, GCSE 9-1 English Literature
First teaching: September 2015
Next exams: 2025
This edition of Othello is perfect for A-level and GCSE 9-1 students, with the complete play in an accessible format, on-page notes, introduction setting the context, timeline, character and theme indexes.
- Affordable high quality complete play for Othello
- Demystify vocabulary with notes on the page and concise commentary
- Set the scene with perfectly pitched introductions that introduce key contexts, concerns and stylistic features, and examine different performances and interpretations
- Recall plot summaries at the beginning of each scene
- Support GCSE and A Level revision and essay writing with theme and character indexes
- Help with social, historical and literary context with the bespoke timeline of Shakespeare's life and times
Author Biography
Gareth Calway is an educational author and a former Head of English and Drama who taught for 27 years in comprehensive schools during which time he was an English Literature examiner for A level examination boards in England and Wales. He has published nine books of poetry and the children's story Bound for Jamaica (Collins, 2011). Gareth is now a youth theatre director and writes and performs commissioned shows.
