is evident in both Shakespeare’s 16th century play ‘Othello’ and Geoffrey Sax’s 2001 variation. Both texts explore the differences in human nature; such as revenge and discrimination in the form of gender inequality and racial prejudice and this can be seen as a reflection it its context. Since these ideas are constant throughout both texts a comparative analysis would indicate the differing values of the society of each text. Shakespeare’s Othello has been crafted for an Elizabethan audience‚ thus
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the modern audience? Othello is a play of tragedy; that examines the darker aspects of human existence‚ and forces us as audience to contemplate what it is to be human. Shakespeare privileges and challenges the Elizabethan attitudes and values towards the prejudices of race and gender while also presenting his contextual theme of chaos versus order. These values transcend the context of both modern and contemporary audiences and it is through the BBC adaptation by Geoffrey Sax that modern audiences
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OTHELLO & O – Comparative Essay [Draft] The comparative study of William Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ ‘Othello’ and Tim Nelson’s film adaption‚ ‘O’‚ signifies how composers of different contexts and eras are able to effectively present their ideas to challenge their intended audience‚ through the use of different techniques and individual mediums. The universal themes of jealousy‚ racism and appearance vs. reality are explored through the representation and perspectives of both text’s protagonist
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stereotypical view of Othello‚ as a “Barbary horse‚” depicting him as an animalistic outsider. Through the image of conflict in black and white‚ Iago emphasises on the racial demarcation between Othello and Desdemona‚ that “an old black ram is tupping your white ewe‚” associating Othello with uncontrolled animalistic sexuality. Iago’s overt and vicious racism becomes representative of the reigning stereotype of the African on the Elizabethan stage • Insecure because of his race‚ Othello echoes Iago’s
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OTHELLO TRANSFORMATIONS ESSAY 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
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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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shift in time and place‚ the two texts Shakespeare’s Othello and Tim Blake Nelson’s film ‘O’ explores timeless ideas such as jealousy and illusion versus reality. These ideas transcend through time and still remain constant in modern society. To achieve universal themes represented in Othello‚ Tim Blake Nelson uses a variety of different techniques such as camera angles and Verdi’s Opera music to effectively achieve such themes and values in his film to suit his 21st century adolescent audiences. On
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Drafted Essay 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
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and jazz did not show up until the 20th century. The saxophone was around well before jazz musicians Charlie Parker‚ Lester Young‚ and Paul Desmond were alive. So‚ what was the purpose of the classical saxophone? Where did it come from? Adolphe Sax could not have imagined the popularity of his invention at the time that he patented it. He was born in Dinant‚ on the Meuse River. This Belgium city was once under French rule. Sax’s father was an architect and a musician. He enjoyed tinkering in his
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Coursework Unit 1: ‘Many critics have argued that Othello is not a true Shakespearean tragic hero. Explore the idea that Shakespeare intended to make Othello fit the criteria of his tragic hero with comparison to Macbeth.’ By Marina Georgallides A tragic hero‚ determined by Aristotle‚ must show a nobility and virtue of a certain magnitude however‚ their path to happiness should be ceased by their destructive vice (Harmartia- the flaw that eventually leads to their downfall). Peripeteia‚ the point
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