Othello is a man shrouded in mystery and "otherness". ... Another circumstantial factor is Othello's soldierly upbringing. ... Indeed, Othello even convinces himself of Iago's sincerity. ... Othello's other decisive weakness is his pride. ... Further, Othello's jealousy, albeit a quality present in everyone, was allowed to manifest itself and eventually cause Othello's irrational metamorphosis. ...
Aside from Kean changing the way Othello's race was seen, he was noted as one of the greatest Othello's. ... It was not until the mid-1900s that another notable production of Othello was staged, starring Paul Robeson, a black American actor, as Othello. His career as Othello began in 1930 in England, and he is known now as one of the greatest Othellos. ... For Robeson and Webster, their staging of Othello was a statement. ... The different actors who have portrayed Othello over the years have each contributed to the image of Othello we have today. ...
Introduction to Othello Out of the four of Shakespeare's great tragedies, Othello remains the most powerful and forceful not only on the stage but also for study as a critical text. ... In Othello the middle and lower class is largely ignored and devalued. The story is sometimes seen as presenting Iago's plot to destroy Othello rather than a story about Othello himself. ... This is very evident in the first parts of the play before we meet Othello. ... The character of Othello ...
To illustrate this point, I"ll briefly examine Iago and Othello from Othello; Edmund, Goneril, Regan, and Lear from King Lear; Jachimo and Posthumus from Cymbeline; finally, poor jealous Leontes and opportunist Autolycus from The Winter's Tale. ... Although Othello isn't a villain, he had villainistic tendencies. After Iago planted enough seeds in him, Othello would blow up at his wife in public. ... The reason I put him after Othello, is because O was somewhat of a noble person, and Autolycus is just a thief. ... He thinks that Othello may have slept with his wife, so he decides...
