I believe that one of the most important things in life is to laugh and have fun with everything you do.
This short video made by BBsman22 and posted in Youtube, I think it is one of the most short and hilarious adaptations I saw about Shakespeare’s play, Othello. It is true that is not a movie therefore is missing a lot of facts that Shakespeare wanted to show us but the whole point of this video it is to emphasize the key points of the story and convert a tragedy into a comedy.
- ” The dude/fellow Othello” (Video) “The Moor, Othello” (1.1.42)
- “She and Othello were really busy tupping”(Video) “You have your daughter covered with a Barbary Horse” (1.1.125)
- “Dezzy’s dad”(Video) ” Brabantio”
- “Iago thought that Othello was as dum as a turk”(Video) “Turbanned Turk” (5.2.414) The racism shown for his skin color.
- “Iago convinced othello that Dezzy was cheating”(Video) “Wear your eyes thus, not jealous nor secure” (3.3.229)
- “So Othello made a plan to kill them both “(Video) “Within three days let me hear thee say that Cassio’s not alive.Damn her”(3.4.537/5543)
- “Iago agreed with an honest oath” (Video) “I am your own forever” (3.4.545)
- “Othello called Dezzy a slut” (Video) ” Devil) (4.1.268)
- “Othello told Emilia that was Iagos plan” (Video) “Thy husband knew it all” (5.2. 170)
- “Othello stab him in the ribs with a crack” (Video) “He stabs himself” “Killing myself to die upon a kiss” (5.2.421)
I believe he does a great job in creating a comic tragedy. This play is full of deaths, jealousy, manipulation, evilness.. etc; therefore why we do not give it a bit of light and laugh. One of the most effective ways that he uses to create this comedy are the simple and elementary school drawings, it gives us a sense of surrealistic story where none tragedy or death can be found. Another key point to create a comedy from it is the rap that accompanied this video, he creates a whole narrative that rhythm and with a comic and slang language far from the seriousness and depressing tragedy.
Jealousy, Insecurity and Evil Manipulation
This is the cover page that shows the driven topic of the story, the jealousy and the insecurity of Othello. Also we can notice the pretty Desdemona secure about herself and the evil Iago on the right bottom corner celebrating his victory after achieving what he wanted, get rid of Cassio and drive Othello to the point of madness to get rid of him as well.