OTHELLO & O – Comparative Essay [Draft] The comparative study of William Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ ‘Othello’ and Tim Nelson’s film adaption‚ ‘O’‚ signifies how composers of different contexts and eras are able to effectively present their ideas to challenge their intended audience‚ through the use of different techniques and individual mediums. The universal themes of jealousy‚ racism and appearance vs. reality are explored through the representation and perspectives of both text’s protagonist
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The representation of the black characters in Gone with the wind’ and Guess who’s coming to dinner’ are very different. By watching both films we can see that in the almost 30 years between the films representation of black people in the media has changed vastly and they are no longer so discriminated against or stereotyped. The late actress Nell Carter‚ describes a Hollywood at the time that Gone with the wind’ was made that cast black actors "as African savages‚ singing slaves and domestics
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Introduction: Othello role as a Moor in The Tragedy of Othello: the Moor of Venice distorts the lens with which he is perceived and with which he perceives himself throughout the play‚ ultimately contributing to his uncontrollable passion‚ his incorrigible interpretation of the handkerchief‚ and his desperate attempt to make the murder of Desdemona a sacrifice. Othello’s race is crucial to his tragedy not because of what he is‚ innately or culturally‚ but because of how he is perceived‚ by others
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A comparative study of Othello and O ‘O! Beware‚ my lord‚ of jealousy; it is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on’ Jealousy is one of the main universal themes explored in both ‘Othello’ – a classical play wriitten four centuries ago‚ and ‘O’ – a modern film adaptation of the play made in 2000. Despite the differences in contexts between the two texts‚ the composers were able to present universal themes such as race and gender through the use of literary techniques appropriate
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Context study; Comparing texts‚ Othello and O’ William Shakespeare’s Elizabethan play Othello (16th Century) and its modern (21st Century) appropriation O’ by Tim Blake Nelson depict a story of an African American hero‚ who is deceived by one of his close allies. Both writers have incorporated themes and values appropriate to the context of their time‚ to shape and form meaning within each piece of work. In the modern film O’‚ Odin James‚ as Othello is the black star of the basketball
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William Shakespeare’s play Othello and Tim Blake Nelson’s contemporary appropriation O both portray universal themes that are relevant to their contexts. Both composers used a variety of techniques to effectively explore various themes and values in their text. Although the values of each composer’s time have changed as time progressed‚ many themes are still evident in both texts. These include jealousy‚ racism and appearance versus reality‚ however the techniques used by both composers that differ
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Throughout Shakespeare’s play ‘Othello’ we observe Othello’s identity and reputation fall to pieces‚ the way Othello sees himself and the way others perceive him is transformed completely. His qualities of a decisive‚ dignified and proud man at the beginning of the play are later overtaken by jealousy‚ rage and irrational thinking. His life and himself as he knows it is destroyed by love and jealousy‚ the most dangerous weapons known to mankind. Before we even meet Othello we know of him because of
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Who or what is responsible for the tragedy in Othello? In Shakespeare’s Othello almost every character ranging from Brabantio to Emilia is somewhat responsible for the tragedy‚ emotions are also at play in the tragedy. Essentially the main person or later referred to as a “devil” is Iago‚ the fiendish manipulator pulling the strings. Throughout the play Iago jumps at any attempt to sabotage Othello and Desdemona’s relationship and quite literally anyone who gets in his way including his own
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In the play Othello the main character is Othello who has a very reputable and high position in the society as a general of the armies in which he carries out his job in a perfect manner. But he has a flaw that he is unaware of and is taken advantage by Iago whom claims to be Othello’s friend. Contrary is jealous himself that he did not get chosen for lieutenant‚ as Iago says “Till I am even’d with him‚ wife for wife‚ / Or failing so‚ yet that I put the Moor / At least into a jealousy so strong
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