the partnership and possibly end it. Shakespeare’s protagonist‚ Othello‚ becomes deceived and unable to decide in whom to place his trust. The noble Moor chooses wrongfully and places himself under the loyalty of Iago‚ allowing him to corrupt and transform him‚ destroying his sanity and relationships with others. Consequently‚ the Moor’s trustworthiness and envy become his weaknesses and result in his downfall. In the play "Othello"‚ by William Shakespeare‚ the protagonist’s flaws contribute to
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Iago. Jealousy Iago’s jealousy is the catalyst of the play‚ as it is his jealousy that drives him to ruin Othello. It is evident in Act I scene I that Iago is jealous that Cassio got the position of lieutenant even though “That never set a squadron in the field‚ nor the division of a battle knows more than a spinster – unless the bookish theoric‚ wherein the tongued consuls can propose as masterly as he. Mere prattle without practice is all his soldiership.” (I.i. 21-27) Iago clearly thinks that
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Nelson’s 2000 movie production of “O” shows differences as well as similarities to the original. The themes of jealousy‚ racial bias‚ and deceit function as structure for both. In both versions‚ the Michael Cassio character is goaded into a drunken state‚ and a brawl ensues which damages his reputation. The scarf came from Othello’s mother‚ and serves to bait the jealousy of O. The scarf is taken from Desi who is unaware of the fact until Othello/Oden wants her to show the scarf to him. In both
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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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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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Hugo is a stimulating and thought-provoking film which fascinates viewers by an interesting and captivating plot. The plot is interesting because there are a lot of twists and turns‚ which also makes it captivating. The film Hugo‚ directed by Martin Scorsese in 2011 is also a fascinating film because of the themes. Some of the themes that are important are friendship and honesty. Hugo needs to leave the past behind in order to embrace his future. He also needs to work with the automaton‚ who helps
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aspects of the original‚ such as its concepts‚ themes and values are included in the new storyline. Tim Blake-Nelson’s film ‘O’ is a modern day adaptation of William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy ‘Othello’. The playwright written in early 1600 revolves around the central themes of jealousy‚ manipulation and love which are explored through the use of literary techniques. In ‘O’ these themes are still evidently followed throughout the film‚ however the ways in which these are presented is through the
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of Hugo Cabret (Note I cited the quotes Part; Chapter; Paragraph) The Invention of Hugo Cabret is a very diverse and complicated novel where images have an equal importance to the story as words. The story is set in the heart of Paris with the great monument‚ the Eiffel tower‚ looming over the train station where the whole story is basically set. Throughout the story we are accompanied by three main characters Papa Georges‚ Hugo and the heroine Isabelle. Papa Georges‚ the refined character who
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benefit.The movie "O" which is a modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s "Othello" deals with similar issues .It shows Hugo as a character obsessed with succeeding in basketball and winning his father’s attention by fair or unfair means.While the play leaves us desperately questioning Iago’s motives to destroy Othello‚ the movie "O" clearly defines the reasons behind Hugo’s satanic behaviour which all boil down to one reason - basketball. In the play ‚Iago comes off as a diabolical character who sets everyone’s
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Othello is a character of extremes. He has no middle range. Right a response to this statement supporting your answer with suitable reference to the text. I agree with the statement that Othello has no middle range and his emotions and actions are extreme. At the beginning of the play he is competently in love and passionate with his ‘Sweet Desdemona’. In the first two acts‚ Othello shows his exaggerated love for Desdemona‚ by putting his life at risk and eloping with her. Act I Scene III “I
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