Excerpt from "The Moor in English Renaissance Drama"

Othello is the tragic hero of Shakespeare's play, but other characters often refer to him as "the Moor." Find out what this means through this list based on the literary criticism by Jack D'Amico.

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 12 Unit 3's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: The Right to Love, The Canonization, Othello, The Moor in English Renaissance Drama, Othello on Stage and Screen

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