In this video, Jen Chan shares 3 of the most important pieces of context in 'Othello', and shows you why they matter to an analysis of the play's themes, setting and characters. This stuff is going to be super important if you want to write a top grade essay, so make sure you watch the whole thing (and making even take notes while you're at it)!
Othello: Context (Course Hero).
Bloom on Othello (Bloom, 2018) - check 'Table of Contents' on the right column for a variety of articles on Othello.
Elizabethan Times (Elizabethan Era).
Life in Elizabethan England (2011).
Shakespeare's Theater (Folger Shakespeare Library).
Society and Culture in Shakespeare's Day (Medici, 2022).
Theatre Experience in Shakespeare's Lifetime (Jamieson, 2019).
The Social Structure in Elizabethan England (Picard, 2016).
Strangers in the city: the cosmopolitan nature of 16th century Venice (Karim-Cooper, 2016).
Othello: Historical Background (Bell Shakespeare).
Why is Othello Black? (Butler, 2015).
Love, jealousy, deceit: exploring Shakespeare's Othello in art (Tresadern, 2018).
To a modern audience, Othello is simple another story of domestic abuse (Shepherd, 2016).
Shakespeare and Islam (Dimmock, 2015).
Othello: Critical Essays (Bloom's Literature - Shakespeare Center)
Constructing Shakespeare on screen by 
Daily Life in Elizabethan England by 
Daily Life in Renaissance Italy by 
The Renaissance : English literature in its historical, cultural and social contexts by 
The Rough Guide to Shakespeare by 
Shakespeare's tragedies : a workshop approach to Hamlet, Macbeth for senior students, Othello, King Lear, Antony and Cleopatra by 
Othello by 
Othello by 
Othello: Character Studies by 
