The opening scene with pigeons is also very reminiscent of the Orson Wells production of Othello shown in lecture. ... Unfortunately, I would have to conclude that in this case, at least the essence of Shakespeare's Othello has been lost, and all that really is left is a film that is fun to watch because it is so closely related to Othello, without really being something that can really be considered of the same vein. The outside plot elements inserted into the film (Othello's history as a dubious character and Iago as a drug-user begging for his father's recognition) as well...

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Family is the great identifier in this poem, illustrated by inclusive languages of collective pronouns; "left us wondering," "we lived like birds of passage," "whose track we would follow," "from our doorstep" and "daily we passed." Further images of bonding are "nationalities sought each other out distinctively like homing pigeons." ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate