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{{quote|''"O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! |
{{quote|''"O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! |
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''It is the [[Green-Eyed Monster]] which doth mock |
''It is the [[Green-Eyed Monster]] which doth mock |
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''The meat it feeds on."'' |
''The meat it feeds on."'' |
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|'''Iago''', Act III, Scene 3.}} |
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{{quote|''"She has deceived her father, and may thee."'' |
{{quote|''"She has deceived her father, and may thee."'' |
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|'''Brabantio''', Act I, Scene 3.}} |
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{{quote|''"She was pure, she was clean, she was virginal too |
{{quote|''"She was pure, she was clean, she was virginal too |
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''So why'd ya hafta go and make her face turn blue?"'' |
''So why'd ya hafta go and make her face turn blue?"'' |
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|'''The Reduced Shakespeare Company'''}} |
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''Othello, The Moor Of Venice'' is one of [[William Shakespeare]]'s most famous plays. Adapted at least ten times for the screen (sometimes with setting changes), it is a play about racism (though not as we understand it today), trust, love, betrayal and {{spoiler|[[Vorpal Pillow|smothering someone with a pillow]]}} because you think she's cheated on you, then {{spoiler|killing yourself}} when you realize she didn't. |
''Othello, The Moor Of Venice'' is one of [[William Shakespeare]]'s most famous plays. Adapted at least ten times for the screen (sometimes with setting changes), it is a play about racism (though not as we understand it today), trust, love, betrayal and {{spoiler|[[Vorpal Pillow|smothering someone with a pillow]]}} because you think she's cheated on you, then {{spoiler|killing yourself}} when you realize she didn't. |
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* A 2008 Malaysian film called ''Jarum Halus'', directed by first time director, 22-year-old Mark Tan. The film is set in modern-day Kuala Lumpur with Othello changed to a Chinese CEO called Daniel who works at a company dominated by Malays. Guess who he runs away with. It stars Razif Hashim, Christien New, Juliana Ibrahim, and Dato Rahim Razali. |
* A 2008 Malaysian film called ''Jarum Halus'', directed by first time director, 22-year-old Mark Tan. The film is set in modern-day Kuala Lumpur with Othello changed to a Chinese CEO called Daniel who works at a company dominated by Malays. Guess who he runs away with. It stars Razif Hashim, Christien New, Juliana Ibrahim, and Dato Rahim Razali. |
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* [[Foregone Conclusion]] |
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* [[Green-Eyed Monster]] |
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* [[All Women Are Lustful]]: Iago says it time and again to everyone who will listen - which is, unfortunately, everyone - and more significantly, Othello, who makes the mistake of taking Iago's advice on women as he would on the battlefield. Iago also plays a stereotype card with regards to Venetian women; Venice had a real-life contemporary reputation as a city of high-class courtesans and prostitutes of all orders. Venice has lots of prostitutes; therefore Venetian women are lustful. Desdemona is a Venetian woman; therefore she is lustful and will do anything to satisfy her appetite, including cheating on Othello. Simple. |
* [[All Women Are Lustful]]: Iago says it time and again to everyone who will listen - which is, unfortunately, everyone - and more significantly, Othello, who makes the mistake of taking Iago's advice on women as he would on the battlefield. Iago also plays a stereotype card with regards to Venetian women; Venice had a real-life contemporary reputation as a city of high-class courtesans and prostitutes of all orders. Venice has lots of prostitutes; therefore Venetian women are lustful. Desdemona is a Venetian woman; therefore she is lustful and will do anything to satisfy her appetite, including cheating on Othello. Simple. |
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