Othello: Rated R?

Where and when does this label appear?

Where and when does the Parental Advisory label appear? The logo appears on a disc when the content contains “strong language or depictions of violence, sex, or substance abuse to such an extent as to merit parental notification.” What figure of speech is used in the title of the CD?

Where and when does this warning appear?

Where and when does this warning appear? A motion picture’s single use of one of the harsher sexually-derived words, though only as an expletive, initially requires at least a PG-13 rating. More than one such expletive requires an R rating, as must even one of those words used in a sexual context. The Rating Board nevertheless may rate such a motion picture PG-13 if, based on a special vote by a two-thirds majority, the Raters feel that most American parents would believe that a PG-13 rating is appropriate because of the context or manner in which the words are used or because the use of those words in the motion picture is inconspicuous.

Why would an artist or film producer choose to include foul language? Class Discussion Why would an artist or film producer choose to include foul language?

Foul and Sexual Language in Othello Examples from the text: ‘SBlood ‘Zounds An old black ram is tupping your white ewe You’ll have your daughter covered with a Barbary horse Making a beast with two backs Modern-day translation By Christ’s blood By God’s blood Othello (a black man) is mating with your daughter (a white woman) Your daughter is mating with a Moorish horse Engaging in a sexual act Which character says all the lines above?

Making Inferences DETAILS FROM THE TEXT + MY OWN EXPERIENCE = INFERENCE (CONCLUSION) What do these examples of foul language tell us about Iago? Elizabethan audiences? Shakespeare?