Where Othello is a story where Othello's race plays a minor role (Kerwin), the story of O hinges heavily on the racial tension between a black basketball player in an all-white prep school. ... The fact that O starts out as a character with a questionable background detracts from the "tragedy" of a great and heroic military commander (Othello) falling from his high pedestal. ... 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 as some elements left out (the interplay...

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Shakespeare's portrayal of both minor as well as major characters in all of his plays is intricate and inclusive. ... Such detailed development in terms of plot and character has so far not been rivaled. ...

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