Both William Shakespeare's original play and the cinematic adaptation by Oliver Parker explore ideas of otherness and the patriarchy. William Shakespeare represents multiple ideas in his play Othello. Oliver Parker further resonates Shakespeare's ideas, using different cinematic techniques. ... Both William Shakespeare and Oliver Parker show how that idea, when entwined with fears and misunderstandings of otherness can lead to catastrophic incidents. ... Emilia stands up for Desdemona who can no longer do it herself, she courageously defies the orders of the males who are commanding...

• Word Count: 944
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The value of woman in the Elizabethan and 21st society is elucidated through comparing Shakespeare's and Nelson's representation of Desi and Desdemona. ... The little of her remaining sense of identity continues to quaver as Shakespeare makes no reference to her name in Othello's and Brabantio's speeches, depicting her as a possession which is fought over by men. ... In Shakespeare's Othello, the protagonists' supreme motivation to kill Desdemona is to maintain justice and order. Under fear that Desdemona will "betray more men" if she doesn't die, O...

• Word Count: 1401
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The following will reveal oppression as depicted in Hemingway's Hills like White Elephants, Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Othello and Chopin's The Story of an Hour and the ramification of manipulation, envy, and freedom. ... Being deceptive with good intention is not easily grasped by others because the way manipulation and deception is perceived; no one associates deception with good, but when manipulation is used viciously for the gain of your satisfaction and for the despair of another there is an inevitable brutal voyage in which there is no redemption. ... Jig never says &q...

• Word Count: 2229
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate