Othello

William Shakespeare ties together romance and tragedy in the play Othello. As we watched each film in class, the overall themes remained the same - love, jealousy, and death. Each film brought different aspects of how the love between Othello and Desdemona blossomed, how Iago's lies began, and how lies brought heartbreak and death in the end. Some re-makes of plays differ completely from the original version, therefore, I appreciated how the films kept the overarching theme of the original Othello. I enjoyed watching all three of the films, because I took something new out of each one. However, because O is the more modern adaptation of the story, through language and scenery, this film kept my attention more over the others. I feel as though O really helped me understand more clearly what challenges each character was really facing. No one wants to feel unrecognized, as Iago did, or betrayed as Othello did, or heartbroken as Desdemona felt. However, through the lies told in the story, no one gained any happiness in the end.