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Differences Between Othello Book And Movie
In the book and movie,Othello, by shakespeare, it showed differences in scenes.

The film begins by showing the secrecy of the marriage between othello and desdemona. They marry at night and when all are sleeping. Also scenes of them kissing as othello tells of his feelings for her to the senators. This scene helps build upon the passionate love felt between othello and desdemona. It also allows us to see his arrogance in his status and deserving of desdemona. You see how his confidence and pride are what he identifies himself with. But the expression of Iagos feelings toward othello in the film are very similar as the book version expression of it. “ I hate the moor” is clear enough, but iago is alone when he says it, so he

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