In the last act of Othello, we see an interesting outburst of emotions from Othello, himself. He completley freaks out over the misconception that Desdemona has betrayed him and given herself, first, to Cassio. The play in writing, and the two versions of theatrical adaptations we watched dipicted Othello somewhat differently. Of course with the written version, the extremity of his emotions is truly up to the reader's imagination. Of course Othello's emotions were running wild. He thought that his wife cheated on him. Even present-day men would react harshly to this. (Hopefully none would go to the extent of Othello, by killing the wife and himself while innocent bystanders get caught up in the drama as well!) I, myself, have to admit that I was more drawn to to the '95 version. It was almost comforting to see Othello cry. This version displayed a softer side to Othello, like he did not really want to kill Desdemona but he had no other choice. The '65 version was just downright frigtening. In this versions Othello had no control over his feelings. It was pure anger. He screamed and yelled and did not think twice about suffocating Desdemona.
Who could blame Othello for being so emotional? He is just a normal man, crushed by the assumption that he has been cheated on. While I hope things would go differently if this situation were to occur in the present day, it is not hard to understand his actions. I only wish he would have taken the time to find out the true story...I was really rooting for Othello and Desdemona.
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I agree, Carrie. It was so disheartening to watch their relationship, and lives for that matter, crumble to the ground because of Iago's villainy. If only someone could have warned Othello before their unfortunate end.
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