Unit 3.2 – Q Brothers’ Othello: The Remix

We see a performance of The Q Brothers' Add-Rap-Tation of Iago's opening monologue from Shakespeare's "Othello." Titled "Why I Hate the Moor," it is one of the opening numbers of the Q Brothers' international hit "Othello: The Remix."

• Previous Unit
• Table of Contents
  • 1 – Add-Rap-Tation Intro
  • 2 – What is Add-Rap-Tation?
  • 3.1 – Shakespeare’s Othello
  • 3.2 – Q Brothers’ Othello: The Remix
  • 4 – Shakespeare Basics
  • 5.1 Modern Hip Hop and Poetic Devices
  • 5.2 – Interactive Rhyming Couplets
  • 6 – Write your own couplet
  • 7.1 – Adapting the Balcony Scene
  • 7.2 – Writing Collaboratively: Example of Benny and Cece
  • 7.3 – Writing Collaboratively: Example of Pepperoni and Pocket
  • 8 – How to Perform Your Adaptations
  • 9 – Reflection and Empowerment
  • 10 – Conclusion and Your Next Assignment
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