(Nabil Kanson’s painting, Blinding Rage)
“Shall ne’er look back, ne’er ebb to humble love, / Till that a capable and wide revenge / Swallow them up. <He kneels.> Now by yond marble / heaven” (Othello, Act 3, Scene 3, lines 519-522).
Here is a photo that is part of Nabil Kanso’s collection of paintings titled Othello. It features a bunch of paintings that represents the play, Othello. The piece I have chosen is titled Blinding Rage, which I believe represents the scene where Othello finally snaps. This painting itself is actually very dark. The dark figure in this painting is Othello, and the other two figures seem to be Desdemona and Cassio. I feel that this painting represents Act 3 Scene 3 at the end where Othello snaps and vows revenge on them both. In this scene he flies into this rage, and he completely puts the blame on them rather than question Iago. It would make sense with this painting’s title, Blinding Rage. In the painting, it almost seems like the two white figures are afraid and they even seem like they are skeletons. The background has a very hellish feeling to it, and makes it feel evil. In the painting, it actually seems like Othello goes well with the background, it seems to depict the black figure to be something close to evil. I believe that in this painting, Othello seems to be a very corrupting figure, corrupting those around him. It feels like the two white figures are dying as the evil around them takes over.
