My subject is on "The Freedom Riders". The Freedom Riders were a group of multicultural men and women, who challenged the laws of segregation on interstate buses. The Freedom Riders were brave men and women wanting to make a difference. Though the Freedom Riders were not the first people to go up against segregation they held a part in what we as our African American history.…
OTHELLO IS ONE OF SHAKESPEARE 'S GREATEST TRAGEDIES AND CONSEQUENTLY A PILLAR OF WHAT MOST CRITICS TAKE TO BE THE PINNACLE OF SHAKESPEARE 'S DRAMATIC ART. IN RECENT YEARS, FILMMAKERS HAVE RE-CONTEXTUALIZED HIS WORKS, INTO A NUMBER OF MORE MODERN SETTINGS, IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE HIS WORK MORE UNDERSTANDABLE TO CONTEMPORARY AUDIENCES. ONE SUCH ADAPTATION IS GEOFFREY SAX 'S 'OTHELLO '. SET IN LONDON, IT DETAILS AN ENGLISH-BORN BLACK POLICE OFFICER, JOHN OTHELLO, A RISING STAR IN LONDON 'S POLICE DEPARTMENT, KNOWN FOR HIS INTEGRITY, MORAL PRINCIPLES AND COMPETENCE ON THE JOB. AFTER A CASE OF FALSE ARREST AND DEATH OF A BLACK MAN IN CUSTODY, HE FINDS HIMSELF PROMOTED TO THE POSITION OF COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION, IN ORDER TO PLEASE THE PUBLIC BECAUSE HE IS SEEN AS A STRONG LINK BETWEEN THE POOR AND REBELLIOUS PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY, WHO ARE SICK OF ALL THE POLICE BRUTALITY AND RACISM, AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.…
Good afternoon everybody. Today I’d like to take the time to discuss how scenes from Shakespeare’s play Othello are reshaped to create meaning in Tim Nelson’s film ‘O’.…
In the two plays, platonic love is depicted as positive on the surface but negative when viewed at in detail. Iago repeatedly expressed his ‘love’ for Othello: ‘My lord, you know I love you.’ And ‘For too much loving you.’ However Shakespeare uses this opportunity to use dramatic irony to let the audience have an insight on Iago’s plan,…
The production of Othello was put on by the Shakespeare Theatre Company, located in Washington, D.C. The setting occurred in Venice at the time of war between Venice and Turkey, later moving into the island of Cyprus. Though the play is originally set in the late sixteenth century this adaption was portrayed in post WWI. The change in the time made it possible for a changes in costume and more modernized battle scenes.…
"Othello" and "O" tell the story of a great man who suffers terrible destruction as a result of external evil. "Othello" is a tale that weaves an intricate pattern of lies and deceit, beginning with the main character, Othello, being questioned by Brabanzio, the father of his new wife Desdemona who Othello had just married in secret. Brabanzio is not happy with this as not only is Othello a middle-aged man while Desdemona a young women, but Othello is a Moor, (a black man) and the thought of a white women marrying a black man was looked down upon, despite that fact that Othello was a prized general and diplomat, the pride of Venice. Iago, a man Othello trusts is secretly extremely jealous of Othello's happiness, and plotting his downfall behind his back, with the help of Roderigo who is very much in love with Desdemona, but is only a source of money for Iago. Iago manipulates everyone around Othello, including his own friends and makes Othello believe Desdemona is betraying him by seeing Othello's friend Michael Cassio. At Othello's orders, Iago is told to make sure Cassio is dead, and with the help of willing Roderigo who dies as well, Cassio is killed. Desdemona is confiding her unhappiness in her friend Emilia, who is Iago's wife. When Othello comes to Desdemona's bedroom he strangles her, believing Iago's tales of lies out to destroy him. Emilia comes to stop him and tells of what her husband has done, which is silenced when Iago comes and murders her. Othello realises what has happened and finally, draws a knife and takes his own life.…
Shakespeare’s plays are famously renowned for their intimate connections between character and responder, creating significant relationships relevant to audiences today. Othello focuses on relationships between lovers, families, friends and foes, to captivate the responder and express concerns and ideas of human nature. The intense relationship between Othello and Iago plays centre piece to the play and it is through betrayal of trust and manipulation leading to the downfall of the protagonist that relates to audiences and captivates their attention.…
Discuss this statement, showing how composers of texts represent their ideas in relation to identity. In your response you must refer to Othello and one other related text.…
ACT 1IAGO I hate the Moor: And it is thought abroad, that 'twixt my sheets He has done my office: I know not if't be true; But I, for mere suspicion in that kind, Will do as if for surety. (1.3.12)…
Othello, a tragic play where a man named Othello meets his downfall when he allows another man to play mind games with him. Since this plays tragic ending is quite famous, a movie called "Othello" was created in 1995. The director of this play wanted to not only keep the movie as close to the play as possible, but also have a unique way of getting the plays message across to the audience. The difference we see between the play and the movie is how they interpreted the character Iago and Othello by the way the director uses movie tools and Othello's ethnicity.…
In the play, Othello by William Shakespeare, one of the main characters Iago is a master of both deception and manipulation. One will see throughout the play how Iago manipulates people, even the mighty black war general, Othello.…
As time progresses, in the play Othello, the main character begins to feel the affects of being different and he starts to conform to outsiders terrible views of him. Othello’s attitude towards himself started with him being confident in himself and the thought that being a general would be enough to judge his character. Othello’s changing diction is an indication of Othello’s poorly developing attitude towards himself. As the accusations against Othello begin, he remained calm and composed.…
The movie is not acted out with Shakespearian voices but it doesn’t soften any of the raw emotions.“O” uses modern hip language perfectly made for a high school audience, especially jocks.…
In the play Othello written by Shakespeare, Iago is characterized as an individual who is both manipulative, egoistic and troubled. He had previously suspected that Othello, otherwise known as Moor had slept with his wife Emilia. Leaving Iago with a strong desire for revenge. Shakespeare successfully uses diction and symbolism throughout the passage. These devices are used to provide the reader insights regarding Iago’s character and motivation.…
Deception creates an illusion that sways an individual away from the truth and propels them towards a deceptive reality in which knowledge and truth show signs of opposition. The Count of Monte Cristo, directed by Kevin Reynolds, and Othello, written by William Shakespeare contain similarities showing capability between both stories. Appearance vs. Reality is unmistakably a common theme within both works that is evidently a result of deception, jealousy and revenge.…