... . 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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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 ... walks 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...

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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 ... 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 political correctness of the derogatory term "nigger" highlights this tension. Further,...

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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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... movie and the play then compare them. The 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 ... ...

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... 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 corrupts the special bo...

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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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... it is because of this he turns against his wife Desdemona with a great speed and ease. A traditional "tragic hero" portrays four major characteristics: firstly, the tragic hero is a figure of high standing/esteem in the community; secondly, there is an agency that leads to the fall of the hero whether within the hero himself or from an outside figure/source; the ... called, "valiant Othello" and "brave Othello" and described as "...more fair than black" (I, iii, 286). He has been given full martial and political command of Cyprus and is a figure of high standing and esteem within the Ve...

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... believing the lies of Iago. Nora's flaw is her ignorance to reality and the sacrificing of "herself" to please her father and husband in a male-dominant society. Othello being of high character is a tragic hero that rises to great heights and then fall to equally great depths. This is a Classic tragedy according to Aristotle poetics. Othello puts all his trust in ... jealousy led to his downfall, then his death of his tragic character. The story "A Doll's House" is a modern tragedy because it the protagonist Nora is not of royalty or of high rank, but just your normal everyday person. N...

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... it is because of this he turns against his wife Desdemona with a great speed and ease. A traditional "tragic hero" portrays four major characteristics: firstly, the tragic hero is a figure of high standing/esteem in the community; secondly, there is an agency that leads to the fall of the hero whether within the hero himself or from an outside figure/source; the ... called, "valiant Othello" and "brave Othello" and described as "...more fair than black" (I, iii, 286). He has been given full martial and political command of Cyprus and is a figure of high standing and esteem within the Ve...

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... is alienated because of his race, and this leads to his racial insecurity. He has assimilated into Venetian society through his duties to the state and has risen to the high rank of general. However his racial insecurity is evident in his first soliloquy when he says Haply for I am black and have not those soft parts of conversation' (III, iii ... murdering his innocent wife. He is no monster, but rather, a tragic hero whose character flaws have led to this inevitable downfall. Othello is a courageous hero with many noble qualities. As a high-ranking military leader he is respected by t...

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... , when entwined with fears and misunderstandings of otherness can lead to catastrophic incidents. The opening act of Othello establishes that Othello takes an important position in Venice that gives him high status and the privileges that come from it. However, it is also apparent that even though Othello has these privileges, he continues to be perceived as 'other'. The people ... ...

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... if't be true/ But I, for mere suspicion in that kind/ Will do as if for surety" (1. 3. 47-8). The level of greed and jealousy that Iago was facing was severely high. This shows that Iago knew the effects that jealousy have on a person. To many, it may have seemed like Iago's plan had just fallen into place; however he took what ... ...

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... towards him. Othello's race affects how the play develops, especially in regards to his relationship with Desdemona. While the Venetians do not appear to have any issue with having a black high ranking soldier, some do appear to have an issue with a white woman marrying a black man. In Othello, Iago and Roderigo go to Brabantio to explain that Othello has stolen his ... ...

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... by witchcraft. There dispute is settled by the Duke of Venice who sanctions the marriage when Desdemona tells him of her love for Othello. The Duke and the Senate have a high regard for both the nobility and military capacity of the Moor, whom they now appoint head of the Venetian army in Cyprus. Desdemona refuses to be parted from her new ... ...

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... eloquence, he refers to himself as being: "Rude in my speech And little blessed with the soft phrase of peace " (1.3.81-82). This quote demonstrates that whilst he may have a high opinion of himself as a general he still believes he is inferior to white men. As well as this, Othello is in a new city, unaccustomed to the ways of Venetians and ... ...

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... to his love and then as Iago fulfills his mind with doubts of being cuckolded, he begins to think Desdemon does not worth and he also does not worth a white high class woman's love. Iago says she tried Othello since he was different in Venice. However, as war is over and Othello even did not fight against Turks the condition of ... ...

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... 's tool of sexual jealousy. Through out the play Iago is "silent in his resentment, subtle in his designs, and studious at once of his interest and his vengeance - with such a high intelligence of the matter, the reader might look upon him as a sick sort of genius (S. Johnson, Tipton 2 Bloom's ). From the beginning of the play one finds fault in Iago as ... ...

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... onto a skeletal system of social fame work, which can be represented by the role of the women of the play. They represent levels of class, virtue and intelligence. Desdemona is high class, virtuous, and makes her own decisions; Emilia is in the middle, a maid, manipulated by Iago and loyal to Desdemona; and Bianca is the bottom of the line, as a whore ... ...

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... the proof at Rhodes, at Cyprus, and on other grounds" (1.1.8-10, 16-17, 20-23, 28-29). Others also felt Iago should have been promoted; there were three people in high standing who spoke to Othello on his behalf. Further more, Othello chose Cassio as his right hand man, even though Cassio is not a solider but a scholar who has never been ... ...

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... strongest piece of dramatic irony which plays out throughout the story is the fact that the reader/viewer knows that Desdemona is pure and innocent. (Cassio speaks of Desdemona with high respect and delicate, restrained language that he sees befitting Desdemona when he calls her an "exquisite lady." When Othello is about to murder Desdemona, he describes her as having "whiter ... ...

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... goals, one of which he uses almost to perfection. This tactic proves to be extremely effective in persuading Cassio and Roderigo's into indirectly accomplishing Iago's objectives, mostly due to their high tendency to believe everything Iago tells them. The fist instance wherein Iago cunningly manipulates one of these characters, which in turn spontaneously triggers a series of events is when he convinces ... ...

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... , a military commander. He lived in a mansion and had a people under him such as Cassio, his lieutenant, and Iago, his Ancient. This is important for a tragic hero, because they must have a high place to fall from. Second, Othello made many mistakes that lead to his downfall. He trusted the word of Iago too much. So much so that he turned a blind eye ... ...

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