Othello speech
Appearance verses reality is a philosophical question. We all know that what we perceive may not always be reality.
Good Morning Yr 11 Students, I understand that you have been closely studying Othello, both Shakespeare and Davies’ version.
In your studies, you would have discovered many links between the two, through evident themes and values, displayed by many different characters.
A theme I have discovered and would like to present to you today, is that of appearance verses reality and how it is altered due to the changing contexts of Shakespeare’s original Othello and Davies’ screenplay Othello.
This is evident through the use of the protagonist, Desdemona, in the way she carries and portrays herself.
Within Shakespeare’s play, Othello, the theme of appearance verses reality, proves to us, through Desdemona, that what appears may not always be.
This is due to Othello’s outlook on his wife. The character of Desdemona is seen to be quite the role model of a woman, in the 17th century England.
Women in that day and age were seen to obey the most dominant male in their lives, if they were married, it be their husbands, if they were not, it be their fathers. If a woman were to disobey her husband and/or be dishonest with him, it would seem out of character, as they were seen to be innocent, and naïve.
In that case, women sleeping with anyone other than her husband was morally wrong, and not expected. In Desdemona’s case, she appeared to be innocent and naïve when she is asked ‘Are you not a strumpet?’ and replies with ‘No, as I am a Christian’.
She is also shown as not knowing what Othello had been accusing her of, and had remained true to her husband, therefore she is wronged and is what she appears to be.
Whereas in Davies’ screenplay version having being set three centuries later, a lot was different in the way the theme was portrayed. Women in the 20th century London, had more equal rights than woman previously did, so it
Good Morning Yr 11 Students, I understand that you have been closely studying Othello, both Shakespeare and Davies’ version.
In your studies, you would have discovered many links between the two, through evident themes and values, displayed by many different characters.
A theme I have discovered and would like to present to you today, is that of appearance verses reality and how it is altered due to the changing contexts of Shakespeare’s original Othello and Davies’ screenplay Othello.
This is evident through the use of the protagonist, Desdemona, in the way she carries and portrays herself.
Within Shakespeare’s play, Othello, the theme of appearance verses reality, proves to us, through Desdemona, that what appears may not always be.
This is due to Othello’s outlook on his wife. The character of Desdemona is seen to be quite the role model of a woman, in the 17th century England.
Women in that day and age were seen to obey the most dominant male in their lives, if they were married, it be their husbands, if they were not, it be their fathers. If a woman were to disobey her husband and/or be dishonest with him, it would seem out of character, as they were seen to be innocent, and naïve.
In that case, women sleeping with anyone other than her husband was morally wrong, and not expected. In Desdemona’s case, she appeared to be innocent and naïve when she is asked ‘Are you not a strumpet?’ and replies with ‘No, as I am a Christian’.
She is also shown as not knowing what Othello had been accusing her of, and had remained true to her husband, therefore she is wronged and is what she appears to be.
Whereas in Davies’ screenplay version having being set three centuries later, a lot was different in the way the theme was portrayed. Women in the 20th century London, had more equal rights than woman previously did, so it