Shakespeare's Tragedies
Shakespeare's tragedies will always be my favorite genre for him, they have everything I like in a story most of the time. They can make me laugh and can make me cry. For example, in Hamlet and Macbeth there are times where jokes are made and we can all laugh and then one page later someone gets stabbed. They were made for experiencing emotions and all that junk I love when it comes to storytelling.
I think Shakespeare's tragedies may have made great "tragicomedies". Then there are plays like Othello where it's all tragedy, it's frustrating, it's dramatic, it's sad, but I don't recall cracking a smile once during this play. I think this play just has the potential to be fixed up and be super cool, villains like Iago can be really cool (though we could all do without the racism).
Othello, in modern day, is a very sympathetic character to us. We are all more sensitive to racism and try to prevent it so when we see a character like Othello experience it, it turns into something similar to Shylock (except Othello doesn't want a pound of flesh like a weirdo). Othello is a much more likable character and that's what really sells this tragedy for me. Even though he had to go through all this and didn't react in the best ways, I still found myself liking his character and finding it interesting.
Out of all of the Shakespeare plays I've read, Othello was just one of the most likable main characters. I'll always be a lover of Hamlet, but what can I say, I thrive off of drama and dramatic characters. Othello became a really close second, though. Every time Iago approached him I wanted to dive into the story and keep them apart. It was truly frustrating and I think it was a good use of using miscommunication as a secondary villain.
Despite some of its issues, I just enjoyed reading Othello and think it's one of my favorites we've read this semester.
I think Shakespeare's tragedies may have made great "tragicomedies". Then there are plays like Othello where it's all tragedy, it's frustrating, it's dramatic, it's sad, but I don't recall cracking a smile once during this play. I think this play just has the potential to be fixed up and be super cool, villains like Iago can be really cool (though we could all do without the racism).
Othello, in modern day, is a very sympathetic character to us. We are all more sensitive to racism and try to prevent it so when we see a character like Othello experience it, it turns into something similar to Shylock (except Othello doesn't want a pound of flesh like a weirdo). Othello is a much more likable character and that's what really sells this tragedy for me. Even though he had to go through all this and didn't react in the best ways, I still found myself liking his character and finding it interesting.
Out of all of the Shakespeare plays I've read, Othello was just one of the most likable main characters. I'll always be a lover of Hamlet, but what can I say, I thrive off of drama and dramatic characters. Othello became a really close second, though. Every time Iago approached him I wanted to dive into the story and keep them apart. It was truly frustrating and I think it was a good use of using miscommunication as a secondary villain.
Despite some of its issues, I just enjoyed reading Othello and think it's one of my favorites we've read this semester.
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