... today's culture. The creators took an old English set play that would be set in a battle field and turned it into an American prep school mostly set around basketball. The main character in "O" is Odin James a star basketball player representing Othello from the Shakespeare play. Odin faces many challenges in his life making him an unstable person who is easily influenced. Odin James ... is the only black kid at Charleston Prep school an upper class white school where Odin was recruited to play basketball but otherwise is an outcast there. He is not from the same upbringing as all the o...

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The Movie "O" is the modern rendition of Shakespeare's classic tragedy "Othello". A basketball court at a private southern high school replaces Othello's battlefield, and Mekhi Phifer as Odin (O) portrays the role of our tragic hero Othello, while Julia Stiles as Desi plays the innocent Desdemona, Josh Hartnett as Hugo plays ... us through the play giving us a modern comprehensible view while still maintaining the same context of the play. Our tragic hero Odin is the star basketball player for a private high school in the south. His skills on the basketball court are without comparison, and ...

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In this version of Othello, Odin James (Othello) is an all-star high school basketball player. Instead of a war against the Turks, Odin's basketball team has made it to the state playoffs. The nuances of Shakespeare's lines, such as Othello's gradual disuse of blank verse as he grows jealous (lecture), are lost as iambic ... , however, are more than superficial. Where Othello is a story where Othello's race plays a minor role (Kerwin), the story of O hinges heavily on the racial tension between a black basketball player in an all-white prep school. O's discussion with "Desi" about the politic...

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... movie "O" is based on Shakespeare's "Othello". The setting takes place in a wealthy private school. Othello is played by a African American basketball player, who made his way from the ghetto to a prestigious private school through means of his ability in sport. His name in the movie is Oden James. Othello ... 's girlfriend is named Dessy, similar to Desdemona in Shakespeare's version of "Othello". Oden's rival is named Hugo, he is on the basketball team as well. His ... by a wealthy prep, whom as in the play has feelings for Othello's girlfriend. His sane is Roger. Cassio's part is pla...

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... and betrayal. With enduring themes and plot twists I"m sure you"ll be glued. O is set in a modern day elite private school. Mekhi Pheifer plays the role of Odin James, aka O, who is the only black student enrolled at Palmetto Grove Academy. He ... is the anticipated NBA superstar, who has been recruited by the school for his spectacular basketball abilities. O, being the only African American in the school, is popular throughout school, and known for leading the basketball team to the league championship and into the state finals. O ... is dating Desi, played by Julia Stiles, who is the...

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... of Iago who is very jealous, and tries to corrupt the life of O. Hugo starts the corruption after becoming extremely jealous of him because his father, the basketball coach names him MVP, and tells the school "I love him like a son," Rodrigo, and Rodger play the roles of the men who secretly love Desdemona. They both want the love they have for her ... to be return so they will help Iago and Hugo with their plans. Rodger gets beat up twice, cut with a beer bottle and humiliated in front of the school. Rodrigo also gets beat up, but he will do anything for the love of Desdemona. Hugo cor...

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... . The context of Othello is a Jacobean era where the social hierarchy was determined by class and race compared to the 1990s American South Carolina, a state known for its past slavery, high school of O. When we understand these contexts and how they affect the human experiences we can fully compare these texts and how language and film techniques are used to help convey ... in Tim Blake Nelsons O where, evident by accompanying close ups, Odin is referred to a black hawk, and the white society of the school is referred to white doves. This explores how significantly different both Odin a...

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... which Cassio has been appointed, and the same story line goes for Hugo in the film 'O'; Hugo wants revenge on Odin for appointing Mike as his 'right hand' in the basketball team. The evilness demonstarted by this character & the thematic concerns of jealousy, revenge and power are conventions that conform to the concept of the darkside. Therefore the composers of each ... emphasise darkness in a character is also evident when Othello turns onto the darkside and starts to become abusive. An example of this is evident in the sequence where there is a basketball shooting tournament and Oth...

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O and Othello The contrast between both the movie and the play is that Odin was a basketball player and Othello was a warrior. Othello and Desdemona were married but Odin and Desi were just boyfriend and girlfriend. The comparison between O and Othello is that the green-eyed monster showed its head. There was a lot of jealousy and envy. Jealousy sets the plot in both the play and the movie. It was jealousy that motivated the characters into doing what they did. A lot of intense feelings are exhibited: love, hate, jealousy, envy, and even lust. In both the movie and the play both leading men we...

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... cheating on him with fellow soldier, Cassio. Tim Nelson's 2001 adaptation, "O", moves the story from 1500 Venice to 1990s America. Othello is not a general, he is the captain of the basketball team and his name is Odin. His girlfriend, now Dessie, is the daughter of the Dean. Iago becomes Hugo and Cassio becomes Mike. The movie does not keep the original ... ...

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... course of one day, and revolving around one major plot. These Greek dramas almost universally portrayed the downfall of a hero or character of legend and high stature. Aristotle defined the classic tragedy as a story centered about the hero's noble and moral struggle against fate. To the Greeks, fate would always ... a family of landowners. Because of his father's wealth and official position it is assumed that William must have begun his education at the Stratford Grammar School from a young age. Here he would have been educated primarily in Latin and thereby familiarized with the gre...

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... can be made to someone of the modern era. Iago felt the same way someone would who got stuck working at McDonalds the rest of their life after graduating from high school and college, when the person had much greater plans. Yes, it is okay to work at McDonalds as a starting point when one is young, but as one gets older he ... when plotting his scheme against Othello and Cassio. Iago also feels jealous that Othello and Cassio are leading a better life than he is. Cassio is lieutenant and Othello is of high authority with a beautiful wife who Iago has feelings for, or so he says: "...And...

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... relationship began.  Desdemona is a sweet and kind girl who does her best to help her friends. She promises Cassio to "talk him out of patience; His bed shall seem a school, his board a shrift;/ I'll intermingle everything he does/ With Cassio's suit" (III.iii.27-30).  Though in most cases, her persistence for a cause would be a virtue, she makes the ... very well, it is ironic that the upstart young man Iago is able to drive a wedge so deeply between these two old friends.  Cassio also holds reputation and honor in high esteem.  However, in his case, it is not a flaw because he h...

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... . As shown throughout the literary works, each possess a significant characteristic that present authority. The idea of a false friendship appears commonly in everyone's life. Whether in war, in politics, or simple high school kids, the weak suffer, and the strong get their desired indulgences by stomping all over their apparent friends. In literature, the false friendship is merely a takeoff of mistaken identity, where ... ...

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... , If I do vow a friendship, I"ll perform it To the last article: my lord shall never rest; I"ll watch him tame and talk him out of patience; His bed shall seem a school, his board a shrift; I"ll intermingle every thing he does With Cassio's suit: therefore be merry, Cassio; For thy solicitor shall rather die Than give thy cause away." (3.3.19-28). In ... was nearby, Bianca came back to Cassio and said she smelt someone else's perfume on it. Bianca assumed Cassio had been seeing someone else. Since Othello held the handkerchief in high regard and Othello had actually seen Cassio and Bianc...

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... compared to a movie, this movie being Cruel Intentions. Cruel Intentions is about two wealthy, manipulative teenage stepsiblings from Manhattan's, Katherine and Sebastian Valmont. Sebastian is the sexual terror of his school - he can have any girl he wants at will. Anyone except his step sister, Katherine, that is. Bored with so many easy conquests, he sets a challenge for himself. His challenge ... Annette right where he wants her. Meanwhile, to help Katherine gain revenge on an ex-boyfriend, he agrees to turn Cecile, Katherine's ex-boyfriends, girlfriend into the tramp of their school...

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... that never committed a crime. As Othello was being manipulated by a situation that really should not have harmed him, Holden was also going through a related experience. When Holden was at Phoebe's school to deliver a note, he noticed a shocking profanity on the wall, and angrily thought: It drove me damn near crazy I kept wanting to kill whoever'd written it. I I figured it was some ... perverty bum that'd sneaked in the school late at night to take a leak or something and then wrote in on the wall. (p. 201) Instead of ignoring the profanity on the wall, Holden becomes enraged and natu...

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... the course of his works as well. What exactly contributes to Othello's tragic heroism? He was depicted as having a "noble" stature, along with a high position of authority within his culture. Since he was a General/Commander of the armed forces within Venice, Italy; later on, he was promoted to Governor. ... them from the very start; at times, when they are even born as well. This usually occurs towards characters who are noble, hold a high position of authority or stature, and have a critical character flaw that spearheads their impending downfall throughout the course of the story. Oth...

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... the war is over and the soldiers are returned having honoured their country and not lost many men ("of name", at least, i.e. no one of a high status, or importance). The atmosphere from the start is relaxed and playful. The men of the two plays share a concern with honour and reputation and, ironically, often ... falling to the rank of an animal. This belief in the chain of being is also shown in his attitude towards women. He greets Desdemona, a virgin with high social status, by saying "You men of Cyprus, let her have your knees. Hail to thee lady!" (II.i.84), on the verge of ... the...

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... an analysis of the texts The poem "In the Park- by Gwen Harwood, The poem "Father and child- by Gwen Harwood, The short story "Sky High- by Hannah Robert, Shakespeare's Othello' and the film "Cruel Intentions- by "Kevin Williamson- The poem In the park' composed by Gwen Harwood presents a ... evident. The father's speech in italics emphasizes the progression of the relationship and how the father understands his daughters sorrow. In the short story sky high by Hannah Robert' we experience two contrasting periods of a women's life and witness how she has changed due to time and age. We ...

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... ) Cassio suggests that the dangerous elements of life choose not to harm Desdemona and that her ˜divine' qualities tame nature's destructive qualities. The triumphs of Othello and Desdemona over high seas and roaring winds are also emphasised. The storm is also symbolic of violence and chaos, foreshadowing the violent emotions and chaos that are soon to engulf Othello's soul. Perhaps ... : ˜O my soul's joy! If after every tempest come such calms, May the winds blow til the have waken'd death, And let the labouring bark climb hills of seas, Olympus-high, and duck again as low As hell's f...

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... position of being a standard-bearer. This leads you to believe that he is a member of a reasonably upper-class family, which is further emphasised by his use of complex sentences and high register and figurative language. Shakespeare demonstrates Iago's wide range of vocabulary by using words such as 'epithets' and 'knee-crooking knave' as well as the use of plosive syllables and ... not correspond with the 'vernacular' of the time period even for a man in his position as general. He shows this by mocking Othello's voice and accent, which suggests his high (or elevated?) social sta...

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... . But Hamlet like all other tragic hero's had a flaw. He couldn't get around to doing anything, because he couldn't move on. He was a full grown adult, yet he still attended school in England, because he couldn't move on. Also, it took him a long time to stop grieving about his father, because he didn't want to move past that part of his ... ...

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... only makes matters worse when he is deceitfully told that he is been wronged causing his anger to boil and it is evident it begins to bubble over. Othello is a high ranked personality in society and sees himself above all. He has great respect for his reputation and makes sure that it is well taken care of. Othello is an insecure ... fit. His disbelief causes Othello to question himself Act 4 Scene 1 line 40 "Pish! noses ears and lips". Is't possible? - confess? Handkerchief? O" Devil!" "The Great Othello" that had once sat on a high stool and was deeply feared was no more. Desdemona's ...

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... and it is thus that he is able to cruelly continue to manipulate and the perfect villain is defined. A malignant cancer infecting all those around him, Iago is a character of high intellectual capacity, quick to realize the advantages of trust and how they will serve as a tool to forward his purpose. Trust a very powerful emotion is easily abused, Iago filling the ... possibility that Iago's motives are fowl, therefore believing him to be a person "of exceeding honesty, [who] knows all qualities, with a learned spirit" (III. iii. 45). Then by means of his high intellect he possesses the...

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