Comparison Of Laurence Fishburne's Othello Vs. Nunn

Laurence Fishburne’s “Othello” the best portrayal of William Shakespeare’s Othello between Oliver Parker’s version and the one directed by Trevor Nunn. Even though, the movie departs from the original play, by cutting some dialogues, and adding new scenes, Parker’s view of “Othello” represents Shakespeare’s original play much better than Nunn’s by using the scenery. Oliver’s movie shows the streets of Venice and Cyprus in a way the play and Nunn’s production could not, having the characters interact with the environment to emphasize the feeling of Shakespeare’s words. It also showed new parts of the characters actions and personalities.
Parker’s accession of a chessboard in the movie is an allegory for Iago’s manipulation of those he encounters,