Othello speech

Appearance verses reality is a philosophical question. We all drive in that what we perceive whitethorn non al centerings be reality. Good morning Yr 11 Students, I understand that you have been closely poring over Othello, some(prenominal) Shakespeare and Davies version. In your studies, you would have discovered many links among the two, by means of evident themes and values, displayed by many different uses.A theme I have discovered and would like to present to you today, is that of appearance verses reality and how it is altered due to the changing considerations of Shakespearean original Othello and Davies screenplay Othello. This is evident with with(predicate) the subroutine of the protagonist, Desman, in the way she carries and portrays herself. Within Shakespearean play, Othello, the theme of appearance verses reality, proves to us, through Desman, that what appears may non always be. This is due to Othello outlook on his wife.The character of Desman is seen to be quite the role model of a fair sex, in the seventeenth century England. Women in that day and age were seen to obey the most possessive male in their lives, if they were married, it be their husbands, if they were not, it be their fathers. If a woman were to disobey her husband and/or be dishonest with him, it would seem out of character, as they were seen to be destitute, and naive. In that case, women sleeping with anyone other than her husband was morally wrong, and not expected.In Adhesions case, she appeared to be indigent and naive when she is asked Are you not a slut? And replies with No, as I am a Christian. She is also shown as not knowing what Othello had been accusing her of, and had remained true to her husband, therefore she is wronged and is what she appears to be. Whereas in Davies screenplay version having world set three centuries later, a lot was different in the way the theme was visualised.Women in the 20th century London, had more equal rights than wo man previously did, so it was common for them to have their own freedom. Due to this newfound found equality, it meant it was not a surprise if they slept around. Therefore Desman seems less innocent in this version, as it was a more common thing, to sleep around. Desman is portrayed as secretive, giving the signs she may have done wrong and is not what she appears to be. The fact that she has interest in Cassia in this version, also plants a seed of doubt in our minds about who she might be.Ago is also very persuasive in what he says to Othello about Desman sleeping around in her younger years, painting her out to be different to what we initially think. The context of this film does not suggest it is uncommon for people to sleep around, atomic number 82 us and Othello to believe that Deities is dishonest. In this version, Deities being shown as secretive, is portrayed through a close up shot of Deities, revealing her mischievous facial nerve expression, when Othello suggests t he idea of Deities sleeping tit Cassia, she immediately pushes it away and attempts to distract him through flirting.In comparison to Shakespearean play, Deities is not seen to be as pure and innocent and thus in this screenplay version we, as an audience, are unsure of whether Deities is what she seems. From both these versions of Othello, we draw the conclusion that the theme of appearance verses reality, has been changed to manipulate the audiences perception of plastered characters. I have presented this to you today, through the character Desman. We now see that what appears to be, may or may not be in reality.