42 pages 1 hour read

Keith Hamilton Cobb

American Moor

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 2019

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Essay Topics

1.

American Moor often references Shakespeare’s Othello. How do specific passages from the Shakespearean play enhance the themes of American Moor?

2.

The play has just two characters: the Actor and the Director. Why is this an effective strategy to portray the ideas in this play? What does this minimalism heighten?

3.

How does the Actor’s race and history influence his portrayal of the character of Othello?