Othello: Similarities Between The Play And The Movie

The movie O has many differences while also having many similarities to the play. The main similarity is that everything happens because of Iago and Hugo's plot against Othello and Oden. Another difference is that O is portrayed in the modern day but still stays true to the way the original play was written, while also the story has been altered it still holds true to the plot line. Racial tension can be noticed in both the play and the movie. Othello is a black man who is in the army and is known for his bravery and skill in war, and Odin is the star of his high school team he is also the only black kid at the school. Although the racial undertone is more noticeable in the movie than it is in the play, it does serve to show that Othello and Odin is seen as different in the rest of the community. …show more content…
Iago and Hugo knows that they can use their skill to pick on the weaknesses in each character in order to get what he wants. A prop that is of great significance in both the play and the movie is the handkerchief. It was a gift, and when it ends up in the wrong hands, Othello and Odin becomes enraged about it. Also, Othello ad Odin is manipulated into believing that Desdemona and Desi has been cheating on them and he promises Iago and Hugo that he will kill her for what she has done. Despite his accusations, Desi Desdemona stays true to her word when she says she hasn't cheated on him or done anything, but they still do not believe her and Oden strangles her at the end of the movie and Othello smothers her at the end of the