... 'the darkside' has been demonstrated through many techniques. In Shakespears drama 'Othello' the darkside can be found in the textual form through imagery & language, the setting and use of stage directions and through props. In the film 'O' techniqes used to contribute to the concept of the darkside can be found through the use of camera angles & lighting, through language & the tone ... used by the composer to demonsrate an aspect of the darkside in the play includes stage directions. Stage directions gives the responder an image of whats is happening throughout the play. The Darkside...

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... still gracious in defeat, which illustrates his considerate personality. Symbolism plays a major role in the opening shots of the film. Two boats row past in the foreground, going in different directions. The first boat contains Othello and as it rows past, he covers his face with a mask. The second boat contains Desdemona and she also hides behind the curtains. This sinister ... going on. They are both hiding their identity on their way to get married, which shows the secrecy of their wedding. The fact that the boats are going in different directions symbolises the fact that their path...

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... has done to him. Act VI, scene ii begins with Othello's speech as he enters his and Desdemona's bedroom where she is asleep. As he enters the room, the stage directions indicate that he has a light or torch with him. Right away we begin to see the primary meaning of the speech, that being Othello's struggle with his desire to kill ... ...

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... often depicted with two faces. Some sources claim that the reason Janus was represented in this peculiar fashion was due to the notion that doors and gates look in two directions. In this way, one of the god's faces could look forward, while the other looked backward." (Loggia.com, Copyright 1997-2002, [www.loggia.com/myth/janus.html]). This enforces the ... ...

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... of action for him was to just meditate. Or find religion, something to keep him occupied. In this paper I've examined certain characters I felt help antagonize the plot into bad directions. It was sort of easy for me to sit back and just pick out certain scenes or parts in a play where things could have gone differently, but then the stories ... ...

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