Today I have the pleasure of presenting my proposal for arts funding in 2016. As the director of the Queensland Theatre Company, I want to bring something new to the Minister of Arts in Queensland. I want to bring a remarkable play by William Shakespeare, which involves a storyline drenched with love and jealousy. It is, Othello, one of Shakespeare’s most tragic plays, featuring two loving characters that audiences will instantly connect with. The lead protagonist, Othello, is a young man who is infused in love with Desdemona. This love quickly turns into tragedy when jealousy takes over Othello. It is through Iago’s skilful manipulation, jealousy is quickly spread throughout Othello’s mind, leaving love overpowered by jealousy. Furthermore,
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Betrayal is a significant theme in Othello that is purely reflected by Iago’s character and sly nature. Iago forms the theme of betrayal when he lies to the protagonist Othello, trying to convince him that his wife Desdemona and Lieutenant Cassio are having an affair. Iago leads Othello into a deep trap of jealousy, while pretending to be an honest man when he is actually evil. In addition, jealousy is one of the largest themes in Othello. There are many instances in Othello in which we can feel a battle between jealousy and love. This is evident when, Othello succumbs to jealousy when Iago tries to convince him that Desdemona has been an unfaithful wife. Eventually, Othello is blinded by jealousy, causing the murder of Desdemona. It is clearly seen in play Othello that jealousy can take many forms, from sexual suspicion to professional competition, but it is, always, destructive. Many of these themes, can be seen taking place in today’s society through many different ways, whether it be through relationships, communication or on the internet. It is through these significant themes that we as a society learn about who we really are and what consequences could lie ahead of us. Therefore, making Othello worthy of production, since many audiences can learn new things through these themes that they can’t through any …show more content…
Othello has gone beyond many original playwrights to create a distinct way of entertainment for any audience. Shakespeare has used many different types of physical theatrics and textual features to achieve specific purposes in Othello, while professionally keeping the play entertaining. You will find that Shakespeare’s use of words in Othello are directly linked to the internal cohesion with the themes of the play I.e.: love and jealousy. It is his use of words in Othello, which causes the build-up of emotions in audiences. For example through Roderigo and Iago’s quotes: “an old black ram is tupping your white ewe” (Act I, Scene I, lines 80-89), “you’ll have your daughter covered with a Barbary horse” (Act I, Scene I, lines 111-114), audiences get pounded with racist and sexually offensive language, which shows Shakespeare’s colourful use of adjectives in a wicked
Betrayal is a significant theme in Othello that is purely reflected by Iago’s character and sly nature. Iago forms the theme of betrayal when he lies to the protagonist Othello, trying to convince him that his wife Desdemona and Lieutenant Cassio are having an affair. Iago leads Othello into a deep trap of jealousy, while pretending to be an honest man when he is actually evil. In addition, jealousy is one of the largest themes in Othello. There are many instances in Othello in which we can feel a battle between jealousy and love. This is evident when, Othello succumbs to jealousy when Iago tries to convince him that Desdemona has been an unfaithful wife. Eventually, Othello is blinded by jealousy, causing the murder of Desdemona. It is clearly seen in play Othello that jealousy can take many forms, from sexual suspicion to professional competition, but it is, always, destructive. Many of these themes, can be seen taking place in today’s society through many different ways, whether it be through relationships, communication or on the internet. It is through these significant themes that we as a society learn about who we really are and what consequences could lie ahead of us. Therefore, making Othello worthy of production, since many audiences can learn new things through these themes that they can’t through any …show more content…
Othello has gone beyond many original playwrights to create a distinct way of entertainment for any audience. Shakespeare has used many different types of physical theatrics and textual features to achieve specific purposes in Othello, while professionally keeping the play entertaining. You will find that Shakespeare’s use of words in Othello are directly linked to the internal cohesion with the themes of the play I.e.: love and jealousy. It is his use of words in Othello, which causes the build-up of emotions in audiences. For example through Roderigo and Iago’s quotes: “an old black ram is tupping your white ewe” (Act I, Scene I, lines 80-89), “you’ll have your daughter covered with a Barbary horse” (Act I, Scene I, lines 111-114), audiences get pounded with racist and sexually offensive language, which shows Shakespeare’s colourful use of adjectives in a wicked