Othello vs Othello

Othello vs. Othello Throughout Hollywood history, many screen adaptations of famous books and novels have strayed away from its original. In almost every movie based on a literary work, there are always major differences. Whether it is in the story plot, character, or even its setting, spotting the differences is always easy to find. However, when it comes to Shakespeare the movies are rarely changed. In most movies, they are not only true to the plot, but even true to the dialogue. In perhaps one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies Othello, he tells the story of a great warrior, when convinced by an evil friend, becomes enraged with jealousy, and commits murder. This, in my opinion, is an example of a great tragedy. It has all the elements, a great love story being destroyed, by the main characters own madness. To the point when Othello imagines the affair, he becomes epileptic. In one of Othello’s cinematic renderings, we have come to find that the movie, unlike, others have stayed true to the play. In Oliver Parker’s 1995 film “Othello” he made sure that his movie, maintained the story plot, character plot, and even the characters, from the original play. This movie was even the first to feature a black actor to play a black Othello. However, like every other movie, this one does make a few minor changes to the plot, but all in all is one with the original play. The main story plot that remained true was that of Iago. He was truly insane and jealous and was the main reason for the tragedy. (Insert quote here). The movie keeps him the same. Even to the point where Iago speaks to the audience, in the film he speaks directly to the camera and in one scene even touches the camera. Kenneth Branagh’s Iago was played perfectly in comparison to Shakespeare’s Othello. He was even nominated for a Screen Actor’s Guild award. In Kenneth Branagh’s portrayal of Iago, he displays the same qualities in the original play and stays true to Shakespeare’s initial