Oliver Parker’s 1995 interpretation of Shakespeare’s 1600’s timeless classic Othello presents a differing construction of Othello from the original play‚ achieved through uses of a plethora of film devices. Both the play and the film masterfully spin a tale of romance‚ tragedy and death telling the fall of glory of Othello due to the acts of his ensign Iago‚ albeit with several differences in the presentation. Both Shakespeare and Parker explore themes of jealousy‚ power‚ and racism through the key
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Jazz Artist Paper “Bird Lives” Charlie Parker is with no question one of the most influential and important jazz players of the 1940’s. This man had such a talent and passion for playing the saxophone‚ more specifically the Alto Saxophone. Charlie’s Jazz era was during the Bee-bop phase of jazz. Bee-bop jazz differed from the other types because it used scales instead of chords‚ had small combos‚ and was built on rephrases of popular songs. Charlie Parker really helped influence and guide the way
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| Enter OTHELLO‚ LODOVICO‚ DESDEMONA‚ EMILIA and attendants | OTHELLO‚ LODOVICO‚ DESDEMONA and EMILIA enter‚ with attendants. | | LODOVICOI do beseech you‚ sir‚ trouble yourself no further. | LODOVICOPlease‚ sir‚ don’t trouble yourself. | | OTHELLOOh‚ pardon me‚ ’twill do me good to walk. | OTHELLOI beg your pardon; walking will make me feel better. | | LODOVICOMadam‚ good night. I humbly thank your ladyship. | LODOVICOGood night‚ madam. Thank you. | | DESDEMONAYour honor is most welcome
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The Dimensions of Othello the Tragic Hero How does one define a “tragic hero?” Aristotle illustrates such a character as an overall great person with very noble traits‚ but one who is not perfect. Many will look up to these tragic heroes; however each hero will have a specific flaw. This “tragic flaw” will ultimately lead to that character’s downfall. Also‚ these characters will often have the abilities to both recognize their tragic flaws in the end and also connect with the audience in some way
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Othello Othello is a Shakespearean play and a morality tale‚ which is set in Venice‚ Italy and represents the themes of race‚ death and at its very heart is the ‘green-eyed monster’: Jealousy. The character of Othello is insecure and naïve. His race‚ a major theme in the play‚ shows how Othello perceives himself as a rough outsider‚ though he is nothing of the sort and his skills are nevertheless powerful‚ his power being personified by the fact that he is always surrounded by people. In Act 1
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Envy In William Shakespeare’s Othello‚ desire manifests itself in Iago‚ compelling readers to see him as if he were a leech; Iago drains Othello of all his moral qualities until he is sucked dry. Similarly‚ Shylock in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice indulges in seeing Antonio sucked dry of money. Both Iago and Shylock are compelled to see their enemies suffer through means that once deprived them‚ such as Iago being deprived of his rank and Shylock being deprived of money and respect. Although
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their own ways of making their opinions evident in their writing. Some of these writers are liberal and some are conservative. Some of them believe in a strong national defense while others believe in a strong social safety net. Columnist‚ Kathleen Parker of The Washington Post‚ is a conservative. She supports moralistic ideals such as lower taxes‚ God and faith‚ charity‚ and limited government in her opinionated columns. In Parker’s column Defining Weird she describes Mitt Romney as “weird”
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Oliver Cromwell was born in Huntingdon‚ England in 1599. He was the 5th of 10 children and was “the only surviving son of Robert and Elizabeth Cromwell” sited (www.biography.com/people/oliver-cromwell-9261909) . Also‚ he was known as a “radical” puritan‚ “ oliver was elected to short and long parliaments of 1640” sited (www.biography.com/people/oliver-cromwell-9261909) . Oliver‚ AKA Mr. cromwell‚ served as “lord of protector” of england‚ wales‚ scotland‚ and ireland. “he studied at sidney sussex
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Othello‚ a great tragedy written by William Shakespeare was written in Shakespeare’s great tragic period along with Hamlet. Othello was a play first performed by the King’s Men on November 1‚ 1604 at the court of King James I. The story revolves around its two main characters: Othello‚ a general in the Venetian army and Iago an unfaithful commissioned officer. A commissioned officer or an ensign is the lowest rank in the army‚ which is how this whole feud started. Iago gains a strong hate for Othello
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Comparative Essay - Othello and O “In the transformation process Othello and O deal with the same issues and ideas‚ but do so in different ways.” In the play ‘Othello’ written by William Shakespeare and the movie ‘O’ directed by Tim Nelson‚ many themes and issues are dealt with over the course of the text. However ‘Othello’ and ‘O’ portray these themes using different techniques which have changed during the transformation process from literature to film. Some of the main reoccurring issues
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