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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
He disfrutado mucho leyendo este libro. Después de haber leído 4 libros de Shakespeare que me habían dejado bastante indiferente, la lectura de Otelo me ha resultado muy amena. Creo que contribuyó bastante, la introducción que hay al inicio del libro escrita por el traductor de la versión que leí. Hace un muy buen resumen de la obra para que antes de leerla el autor comprenda bien a los personajes y todo el trasfondo de la trama. Mientras leía esta introducción pensaba que me estaba spoileando el libro, ahora admito que me resultó útil para entenderlo y disfrutarlo.
Reading Othello in the original words is fun, but also a chore, since I have to look up every other word. So reading isn't exactly fluid. Will definitely start again sometime.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Othello, also known as The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice which is believed to be written in 1603.
The four main characters in Shakespeare's play is Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army; Othello's wife Desdemona; Othello's loyal lieutenant, Cassio; and Othello's trusted ensign, Iago.
The play begins with Roderigo being angry that Desdemona who he hoped to marry has run off with Othello. It's said but not said that he is loathed to think of Desdemona with a man that is a Moor. He is complaining to Iago who has his own ax to grind against Othello because Othello promoted the character Cassio above him.
All of the actions that happen after this is Roderigo and Iago doing their best to bring Othello to ruin.
At first I had a lot of sympathy for the character Othello, however, after a while that sympathy erodes when you realize that he got played by Iago and refused to listen to what his wife was saying to him. In fact what makes the whole thing twisted is that because Desdemona ran off and married Othello (causing her father to pretty much never acknowledge her again) Othello now believes that Desdemona is not trustworthy.
The entire play really is a great look at how gossip and innuendo can bring down people, in this case, Othello and Desdemona. We also get to see how race is a factor for how some treat Othello as well. Othello was just often referred to as the Moor. We also have get to see how women were treated back then. Othello runs around calling Desdemona a whore every other second it felt like towards the end of the play. Iago's poor wife Emilia who is Desdemona's faithful maidservant who gives her life to tell the truth of others actions is killed for it in the end.
When I first decided to read some of Shakespeare's plays this year I was worried that some of the writing would be above my head. I mean all of the thee and thous concern me. However, I was happy that I was able to get through this without having to run to my dictionary, much.
The flow of the play is a bit off here and there though. I think it's just because it seems weird to me to read people's random speeches and you have to imagine that they are saying this and no one can hear them (though there will be like 3 other people in the scene).
The setting of Venice and Cyprus don't feel real. Then again this was a play so it's not like Shakespeare was writing a book and needed to describe places since in his head he would be performing this on a stage.
So I really liked this play and am planning on trying to catch the movie soon. I remember seeing parts of this movie when it came out, but never sat through the whole thing. It looks really good though and Kenneth Branagh looks deliciously evil.
The four main characters in Shakespeare's play is Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army; Othello's wife Desdemona; Othello's loyal lieutenant, Cassio; and Othello's trusted ensign, Iago.
The play begins with Roderigo being angry that Desdemona who he hoped to marry has run off with Othello. It's said but not said that he is loathed to think of Desdemona with a man that is a Moor. He is complaining to Iago who has his own ax to grind against Othello because Othello promoted the character Cassio above him.
All of the actions that happen after this is Roderigo and Iago doing their best to bring Othello to ruin.
At first I had a lot of sympathy for the character Othello, however, after a while that sympathy erodes when you realize that he got played by Iago and refused to listen to what his wife was saying to him. In fact what makes the whole thing twisted is that because Desdemona ran off and married Othello (causing her father to pretty much never acknowledge her again) Othello now believes that Desdemona is not trustworthy.
The entire play really is a great look at how gossip and innuendo can bring down people, in this case, Othello and Desdemona. We also get to see how race is a factor for how some treat Othello as well. Othello was just often referred to as the Moor. We also have get to see how women were treated back then. Othello runs around calling Desdemona a whore every other second it felt like towards the end of the play. Iago's poor wife Emilia who is Desdemona's faithful maidservant who gives her life to tell the truth of others actions is killed for it in the end.
When I first decided to read some of Shakespeare's plays this year I was worried that some of the writing would be above my head. I mean all of the thee and thous concern me. However, I was happy that I was able to get through this without having to run to my dictionary, much.
The flow of the play is a bit off here and there though. I think it's just because it seems weird to me to read people's random speeches and you have to imagine that they are saying this and no one can hear them (though there will be like 3 other people in the scene).
The setting of Venice and Cyprus don't feel real. Then again this was a play so it's not like Shakespeare was writing a book and needed to describe places since in his head he would be performing this on a stage.
So I really liked this play and am planning on trying to catch the movie soon. I remember seeing parts of this movie when it came out, but never sat through the whole thing. It looks really good though and Kenneth Branagh looks deliciously evil.
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
read for ~english lit~ a level :)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship
Minor: Misogyny, Blood, War
last night i had a dream that i was cast as iago in a production of this and did not even receive a script so i just made everything up on stage and that would be a regular anxiety dream if i had ever read othello but alas i had not.. so to try and figure out what is wrong with my brain i read it this morning and honestly i was not far off and this play is good as hell
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Listened to the audio book. I liked the depth of the characters & the complexity of the plot. Shakespeare weaved together so many people's lives only to (metaphorically) set fire to them at the end & watch them burn to the ground.
Re-read for course prep. Iago is still one of my S-tier villains.