"Othello vs O" Discuss the appropriation of Shakespeares Othello into the film O. Include the context of each text, connections between each, purpose and effectiveness of the appropriation.

Othello and O tell the story of a great macrocosm who suffers terrible destruction as a result of away evil. Othello is a tale that weaves an intricate pattern of lies and deceit, beginning with the primary(prenominal) character, Othello, being questioned by Brabanzio, the father of his new wife Desdemona who Othello had that married in secret. Brabanzio is not happy with this as not yet is Othello a middle-aged valet de chambre 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, patronage that fact that Othello was a prized general and diplomat, the pride of Venice. Iago, a man Othello trusts is secretly highly jealous of Othellos happiness, and plotting his downfall behind his back, with the care of Roderigo who is rattling 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 moot Desdemona is betraying him by seeing Othellos friend Michael Cassio. At Othellos orders, Iago is told to make received 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 Iagos wife. When Othello comes to Desdemonas bedroom he strangles her, believing Iagos tales of lies disclose 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.

The modern day version, O takes channelize in a white prep boarding school. integrity of very few black students, Odin, is the star basketball player. He has the...

I have seen both the movie and read the play, and this is a very well written comparison of the parallels between them both.

I think this is extremely well written and if i hadnt read either the contain or the movie of Othello i would know exactly what to expect.

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