A log is the record of a journey, and your log will be the record of your own “journey” through Othello. Each person’s journey will be different. You will have specific assignments for your log, but I encourage you to add to the log each day.
Date each entry, and make note of the act and scene. This is important.
Below is a list of things you might include in the log when you are not given a specific question.
•Questions you have about the play as you read . . . and possible answers.
•A paragraph commenting on the importance of a particular scene. |
•Connections between the action of the scene and contemporary life.
•A quote or two that you find memorable; and why.
•Personal reactions to ideas you find in the scene.
•Notes on a character going to perform: For instance:
How does she feel about what is happening?
What sort of person is he, and how can you tell?
What do other characters say about her?
What does his own use of language show about him?
•Write down a few phrases that you remember about her personality or are characteristic of the way s/he expresses himself.
I will collect the logs periodically. It’s essential that you keep up with the reading/writing so that you will be fully prepared for your performance. PLEASE KEEP ALL YOUR LOG NOTES TOGETHER.