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This 6 page paper compares and contrasts the original play Othello by Shakespeare with Oliver Parker’s film version. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Stage and Film: Two Versions of Othello Research Compiled for
, Inc. by K. Von Huben 6/2010 Please Introduction Othello is one of Shakespeares "big four" tragedies; the others
are Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear and all of them display a writer at the height of his powers. They have been popular since they were first written, and its
safe to say that one of them is always playing somewhere in the world. This paper considers the similarities and differences between two versions of Othello; the play itself, and
the 1995 film version directed by Oliver Parker. Discussion The two are similar, of course, in that the film is an adaptation of the play, which by definition means
they are two versions of the same thing. The plot remains the same, as do the characters; Parker has also set it in the original time period and locations. But
he has updated it in other ways, and those updates provide some of the differences between the two. In fact, there are three areas in which the play and film
differ: the interpretation of Iago; the use of fantasy sequences; and the fact that Parker has cut much of the text. The first is probably the one of greatest importance.
Iago is a very problematic character because he sets out deliberately to destroy another human being, but as Shakespeare wrote him, its very difficult to find the motive for him
to do so. Iago himself gives us a clue-two in fact: one that he was passed over for promotion when Cassio was chosen instead of him to be Othellos aide;
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