Othello Essay
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Submitted by kateh69 on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
Othello Essay
Shakespeare and his works have been appreciated throughout history as high literature that demonstrates immense technical skill combined with significant lessons from which the average person can learn. His plays reveal the flawed characteristics of human nature and it is this that has ensured Shakespeare's endurance into popular culture. It is through the study of Shakespeare's plays and their appropriated forms that a strong understanding of their continued significance can be established. The 17th century Play Othello and Tim Blake Nelson's modern adaptation O reflect how the power of human nature is still valued in today's society. However, O reflects the social, religious and cultural paradigms of a modern audience. The use of powerful language techniques such as, soliloquy's, truncated sentences and rhythm and rhyme are the vehicles by which Shakespeare conveyed his meaning. Contemporary appropriations, on the other hand, employ film techniques to portray the timeless message through which the audience member learns. This reflects the context in which we now live.
Shakespeare's tragedy, Othello tells the tale of a black Venetian general who, through his own jealousy and distrust is deceived by his ensign, Iago, into believing his new wife, Desdemona, is disloyal. He believes his lieutenant, Cassio, to be the man leading her astray. This is all part of Iago's plan and as further components of it unfold, the audience is left with four dead bodies, Emilia's, Rodrigo's, Desdemona's and Othello's. O follows the story of Odin, a black basketball player attending a private school in Charleston, South Carolina. He is talented and highly respected amongst his peers and teachers, and is especially favoured by his basketball coach, Duke, who happens to be his best friend's (Hugo) father. Hugo is fixatedly jealous about Odin's popularity and his good relationship with his father, from whom he gets no attention. This leads him to construct...
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