How to Read Othello.

In class on monday we discussed how to read Shakespeare's plays. They should be spoken and performed, not merely read from a page in the library at 1 in the morning. In high school i always found it helpful to get the CD of the play and listen to the CD as i read along with the dialogue. This has proven to be a rather effective way for me to better comprehend Shakespeare's writing and makes it a whole lot more enjoyable. When I was in high school, the first Shakespeare play that i read was Macbeth, which happens to be my favorite. We were reading it over one of our school breaks. During the break my family decided to visit my sister at college. I brought my book and CD with me just in case i had some downtime to read. Of course I had great luck and my flight was delayed 4 hours getting back to NJ. So as i sat there at the gate, i tuned out the crying babies and the complaining passengers and listened to Macbeth straight through. Made my waiting experience actually rather enjoyable. More recently with Othello, I simply got the audiobook of the play on iTunes and transfered it to my iPod. It makes reading Othello alot more conveinient,