I was searching the web to find an intriguing painting or image that describes Othello in one full image. At first, I couldn’t find any interesting ones but at the end, I was able to find an old painting that an Italian website had. The painting caught my attention we right away because everything about the painting was perfect, in that one painting it told the story of Othello, it gives the sense that the couple in the painting which is Desdemona and Othello are having all sorts of troubles. But what I found interesting is that just by looking at the painting you can develop some type of foreshadow of what’s come in the play. Even if someone hasn’t read the play this painting provides a short glimpse of the theme of the play. The posture in which Othello and Desdemona are in is important in my opinion because it seems like Othello is mourning Desdemona and in that moment, he’s in shock and breathless. This painting allows different viewers to conclude many outcomes of the play that they may think might occur. Also from the clothing that their wearing you can assume that they are wealthy people and important. Just from this painting I strongly believe that theirs many possibilities of what you can assume and interpret it. One last thing I liked about this painting is that it makes the scene of Desdemona dying more emotional and heartbreak. The painting doesn’t show any blood or violence but it shows the tragedy in such a swift and peaceful manner. The picture grasps many aspects of the whole play in just one visual. Just by looking at it, you can see it as very dramatic, painful, but also has a sense of beauty behind it. This painting in overall represents the play at full capacity.
