Comparing Odin And Nelson's The Tragedy Of Othello

The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written in approximately 1603, and based on the Italian short story Un Capitano Moro . In 2001, Tim Blake Nelson created a modern version of this masterpiece. While the play is set in Venice in the late 1500s and the movie is set in the 21st century at an affluent private school, Nelson does an apt job in comparing the plot, characters and theme of blind trust leading to betrayal .

O is a 2001 American drama film, to compare all the character in Othello, there has the same character one-to-one correspondence between the Shakespeare’s version and modern version akin to their name. It was set up in an upper class prep school, and concentrated
Starting from the character’s way, Odin and Othello are different in some ways due to the time different, but by and large they are similar. The resemblance between Odin and Othello is they all black and living under the watchful eye of others. Another similarity is they both have a high status in their own field. For example, Odin is the main force of the school basketball team and Othello is military general in Venice. Admittedly, they are different just because the historical background. For example, at the beginning of both works, Desdemona’s father Brabantio and Desi’s father were both strongly against the amour between Othello(Odin) and Desdemona(Desi). Nevertheless, under the time different, in O is shown in the racial discrimination way. As the principal of the school, he cannot reveal his
Desdemona is Othello’s wife and the daughter of Senator. Whether Desdemona or Desi, they both unswerving in Othello(Odin)’s loyalty, never change until the death approaching. For instance, they both could believed that their boyfriend Othello(Odin) started suspect they had affair. In addition, they cannot believe the truth that they killed by him and without regret because trust is broken. On the other hand, Desdemona and Desi both to have a kind heart. For example, whether in Othello or in O, they wanted to try their best to help their friend Cassion(Michael). They never thought they are some kind of special person in their life and school under their father’s glory. However, the different between Desdemona and Desi is their character strength. In the Middle Ages, the proposition of family is man is the king of the entire family. Desdemona is more as an understanding wife and always yield to her husband. Turn to modern, equality of men and women is the mainstream of society. We can easily see that when Odin tried to have word with Desi and she showed a strong response like “there’s no reason to doubt me! DON’T DOUBT