The relevence of the characters cultures
Hey people its Munieb!
I wanted to bring up a thought thats been on my mind for a while. How different would the play be if it was set in somewhere like Nigeria and Othello was a white tribe leader and all the other characters were black and part of Othello's tribe (with the exception of Brabantio and Desdemona who could be from another tribe which is could be why Brabantio would be upset with his daughter) . I personally think that the play would be different in so many ways because the personalities of each of the characters would be extreamly different. I would imagine that Othello would been someone from the USA or UK that went to Nigeria to capture slaves but was seperated from the rest of his group and was forced to live with the tribe that he's in. Thats my opinion but I want to know what other people think so I'll be off now.
Bye
Munieb
posted by Othello's Odyssey @ 6:31 PM
2 Comments:
Hmmm i like the idea Munieb!! Very interested to see what other ideas you come up with; i like the way you've kept the main concept but changed the style of the play and the characters!!
DeathGod Captain
Seema
Great idea Munieb! If Othello was a white man in a black, possibly African society, I think he would be more of an arrogant person, prone to bouts of obnoxious behaviour and distasteful attitudes. If Desdemona were black, Othello would be quick to suspect her, possibly quicker than he already was? And would probably beat her on a mere suspicion without giving her the chance to explain or defend herself. The Othello we know gave Desdemona the chance to defencd herself and come clean. I doubt the new Othello would do this. These questions would make awesome coursework questions. Keep them up and maybe Ms.T will let us use one!
See you all soon,
Saif
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