... Othello and a dominant reading is evident in Orson Welles" version. These resistant interpretations of Othello not only highlight their existence within Elizabethan society, but also their relevance in a contemporary context, by their gender inequalities and racial prejudice. Othello as a dominant interpretation looks at the adverse actions of the Moor, Othello, caused by manipulation from Iago, who is able to act upon Othello's jealous and gullible flaws ... . In Welles" Othello, the monochromatic nature of the film highlights the racial prejudice existing in society. Although Welles" f...

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