Love/Romanticism
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Othello
The value of love/romanticism has a major influence on the Shakespearean tragedy Othello. If jealousy is the driving for of Othello, then sure the concept of love/romanticism is the car. Throughout Othello, Shakespeare had embedded a constant trend that finds Othello exaggerating his love for Desdemona which makes his fall all that more tragic. A great example of the exaggerated love can be depicted through the quote “but that I love the gentle Desdemona…… for the seas worth”, the sea is almost limitless, and for the love that Othello holds for Desdemona cannot be dictated by simple words.
'O' The Movie
Similarly, Nelson reshapes the value of love/romanticism in the film ‘O’. Nelson uses dialogue rather than basic implications to define the love the both Oden and Desi hold. Both Oden and Othello have a constant tendency to express their love for their women. This can be convey through the quote “I feel like, I can close my eyes with you”. This unusual expression of love can be seen as a submission to all that he loves. To “close” your “eyes” is to allow a sense of vulnerability, oden is exercising his love for Desi by imply that ‘seeing is not always believe’ but rather believing can sometimes mean truly seeing. Desi can be seen as Oden’s clarity and when his clarity has been compromised he can no longer “see”. The concept of love is Furthermore explored through Odens quote “feel like we’re already family”; The belief that individuals don’t choose their family becomes a defining factor, Odin is implying that his love is not a choice but rather dictated upon him by a higher order of life. This creates an emotional connection with the audience because if conveys a sense of humanity, which slowly crumble by the end of the film.