Great Works I: Remixing Memory

The Othello adaptation was great success in my eyes. It was amazing to actually visualize the play with our eyes instead of just reading it. One key difference between the play and the adaptation was the sex, in the actual play; Desdemona and Othello never consummated their marriage. This I believe is a better interpretation than the original play. In the original text, Othello could’ve just had sex with Desdemona to see if she’s pure as she claims. If she had bleed after they had sexual intercourse, than that would’ve ultimately proved her loyalty and pureness. But Othello is an irrational individual who does not use basic logic and never seems to have had sex with Desdemona. I feel as if the name of this play should’ve been “Iago” instead of “Othello’, the entire story is about Iago the evil envious villain that manipulates individuals. It’s extraordinary the way Iago plants the seeds of doubt in Othello’s head, which causes him to be suspicious and jealous of Cassio which therefore causes him to be mentally unstable, ultimately leads him to murdering his innocent wife Desdemona and committing suicide. Iago is by far the most villainous character we’ve encountered in all of our readings, it’s truly astonishing how he gets away with all those things. Overall this adaptation was a great, it made more sense than the actual original play.