Good morning,
No class on Wednesday has left me with a few loose ends with Othello. I feel that the physical characteristics of the actors in Parker's film is very similar to my original vision for the characters. However, their acting choices are a bit less accurate. When watching the film, specifically in the beginning, it seems as though Barbantio is fearful of his daughter and her unorthodox actions whereas, I imagined him to be a bit more angry as I read Shakespeare's script. Another example of an odd acting choice is that within the film, after Othello and Desdemona wed, Othello seems more happy and in love that I imagined from reading the text. With that said, I do believe that all of these acting choices are a matter of stage direction done by the Director.
Finishing the play, I will be interested to compare the film version to Shakespeare's written word. Each contain their own interpretation and it is our job as the viewer / reader to analyze their interpretations. With that said, I do not feel our class will come to one, agreed consensus on what Shakespeare may have wanted. As Carmen has mentioned, Shakespeare is dead. It is our jobs as readers to take past experience and analyze accordingly. As we experienced with Romeo and Juliet, Titus, and Hamlet, we as a class all see a different form of these tragedies. This is what makes Shakespeare great.
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We have a lot of work to do next week.
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