Othello by Shakespeare Essay

This is the bang of great works of art in any of its forms humanity does not change. Throughout time, we still and always will appreciate the things that stir our emotions love, honour, betrayal, courage, sorrow, death. Are you familiar with Shakespe bes gripping tale of Othello? If so, here is your opportunity to plow re-acquainted with this masterpiece while enjoying exceptional acting, adept cinematography and the absorbing tragic tale true to its origin. If you are unfamiliar with the tale, prepare yourself for many mind-blowing twists and constructions at the detention and lips of the master evil conniver, Iago.The Plot Very Simplified Othello, a respected Army General, secretly marries Desdemona, much to the envy of his friend, Iago. Iago, motivated by jealousy and fill out lack of compassion toward others, has hatred & jealousy to motivate his every move and evil-doings at the mercy of a brilliant manipulator and ruthless rogue subject matter tremendous trouble and sorrow for all. But I get ahead of myself. To begin, Iago awakens Desdemonas Father with the news of the clandestine joining A dark gate-crash is topping your white ewe. Ah ShakespeareDesdemona is a lovely and gentle young woman with more than her share of admirers not only Othello, whom she dearly loves, but Iago, who covets her. Others prove to be the tools that Iago manipulates to select an end to the newlyweds happiness. With ploys too intricate and devious for most minds to conceive, and certainly too involved for me to detail here, Iago begins his clever and destructive dodging to undermine the couples union. As Iago says, there are many events in the womb of time which will be delivered. Iago manipulates people and events to cast misgiving on Desdemona and make it appear as though she may be having an affair.He uses her own loving spirit and good nature against her I shall turn her goodness into pitch and out of her own goodness make the net that shall unmesh them all, confes ses Iago to the viewing audience By inference and the planting of false evidence, Iago successfully raises suspicion of a love triangle to Othello. Othello is successfully becoming und bingle by seeds of suspicion. The plot thickens. And it weaves and bobs and twists and turns and takes us on a delicious yet unsettling serpentine chase through treachery and trickery. This is Shakespeare, after all a master storytellerBut . what about the production? Is a modern filming of Shakespeare for everyones taste? Clearly, no. The Language True to the Bards original, Othellos dialogue comes from the pages of Shakespeares work. And it is difficult at first. The heightened speech of the day is not we are accustom to there are no short cuts taken characters express themselves at great length and with great eloquence and wit. And one cannot deny the beauty of the language delicate even when being bold polite, even when being brusque. But dont be prematurely put off by this.Bear with it a shor t time and it pays off. If you make it past the first five minutes, you may eventually become comfortable, as the rhythm starts to become internalized and in short begins to sound quite accessible. Despite the initial difficulties in comprehension, I became rapt in the plot and the intense concentration required proved to my benefit , as I became completely involved in the drama. The Acting To compliment the language, the acting proves impeccable and indispensable The characters lend vibrant facial expressions that betray their motives and emotions.In fact, one can say that in any modern version of Shakespeare, average audiences must rely heavily on other cues like facial expressions and actions, to bring greater understanding to the rapidly moving dialogue and storyline. This version is a great success I have never been more impressed with Laurence Fishburnes acting than in this film. In this challenging production, he demonstrated his considerable skill. But Kenneth Branagh , as Iago, was the real scene stealer Few can do ruthless like Branagh And, though the role seemed to require less energy and scope, Irene Jacob was convincingly the sweet and gentle Desdemona.The love between Othello and Desdemona is demonstrated so clearly, so unmistakably, that as a viewer, I was angered by Iagos attempts to destroy it. A good film makes you care This is a good film I cared about Desdemona I was abhorred at Othellos stupidity for believing the trap set by Iago. It was horrible to watch the jubilant happiness of the new lovers become undone. The perception of the heartbreak to come was intense. I detested Iago for his ruthlessness and hatefulness exclusively the emotions audiences felt so long ago they still exist today.What Else? There a couple of scenes that were unusual when Iago speaks to the camera to the audience-and I suppose this might have been originally a soliloquy. But they seem very out of place. All of a sudden I was jolted out of my suspension of dis belief and cosiness of the play, by the intrusion of a personal message from one of the actors On the other hand, Iago, though a cruel character, is a treat to watch as he spins his webs of deception then glances knowingly at the camera. This is one of Branaghs most inspired rolesAlthough it has been many years since I read Othello, the film seems to remain true to its original while benefiting from new technology and artistic perceptions. It is a commendation to William Shakespeare (though he doesnt need it from me) as well as the Director and actors who moved the production from theatre in the round to Castle vibrate Productions. Show preview only The above preview is unformatted text This student written piece of work is one of many that can be erect in our GCSE Miscellaneous section.