Video SparkNotes: Shakespeare's Othello summary

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  • @brian_be_flyin
    @brian_be_flyin 10 років тому +2230

    Shakespeare always escalating things quickly lol

  • @jadekbell553
    @jadekbell553 8 років тому +3790

    I'm writing a final on this tomorrow and this is the extent of my preparation.

    • @ramysamie6534
      @ramysamie6534 8 років тому +75

      yo good luck fam

    • @jadekbell553
      @jadekbell553 8 років тому +23

      Haha. Thank you!

    • @emmamills4516
      @emmamills4516 8 років тому +58

      Jade Kelsea Bell mine is today 😆😂 Haven't read a page of the book tbh... 🙂

    • @danuta6443
      @danuta6443 8 років тому +21

      My diploma exam is today hopefully this helps UUUGh

    • @niccicurtis7613
      @niccicurtis7613 7 років тому +4

      Jade Kelsea Bell I feel you. I feel you 🙏🏻

  • @douglawson7638
    @douglawson7638 8 років тому +2532

    This got me 92% on my English final. I cannot thank you enough

    • @FoFiTheGamer
      @FoFiTheGamer 8 років тому +35

      Congratulation! that's soo nice :D

    • @mirnak9914
      @mirnak9914 6 років тому +8

      Gr8 m8

    • @_sheen_chan_
      @_sheen_chan_ 5 років тому +4

      Wow

    • @Adamcb8
      @Adamcb8 5 років тому +7

      Bruh that is so EPIC!

    • @Jhincks
      @Jhincks 4 роки тому +62

      I mean that’s great but how did a 9 minute summary of the plot get you an A- on a final exam? What exam are you taking?

  • @aaron_4830
    @aaron_4830 5 років тому +785

    Intro: 0:00
    Act 1: 0:44
    Act 2: 2:24
    Act 3: 3:07
    Act 4: 5:58
    Act 5: 7:26

    • @blessingsgqada9707
      @blessingsgqada9707 4 роки тому +70

      you don't understand how much of a life saver you are rn. I hope you get rich. Amen

    • @thisismyname3328
      @thisismyname3328 4 роки тому +13

      Thank you so much, i only needed acts 2 and 4, so you saved me quite some time.

    • @Hyrobyte
      @Hyrobyte 4 роки тому +1

      thanks you the goat

    • @iahmarielle
      @iahmarielle 4 роки тому

      ty

    • @ayla8730
      @ayla8730 3 роки тому +1

      LIFE SAVER

  • @sophiewilliamswilliams5304
    @sophiewilliamswilliams5304 5 років тому +1664

    I feel like all this would solved if Othello just talked to Desdemona and asked her? Lol

    • @ryliedoesnails
      @ryliedoesnails 5 років тому +125

      then there wouldn't be a story, would there? this is a tragedy so obviously tragic events have to occur

    • @oraclezone5026
      @oraclezone5026 5 років тому +64

      This wouldn't be a Tragedy if all that mess didn't happen.
      But yes, what we can learn from that story is to ask if the rumour/accusation was true and talk about it, rather than let the "green eyed monster" or anger/concerns grow and corrupt.
      Oracle ✨🐞🐾🎧🍕❤

    • @SS-pe4li
      @SS-pe4li 5 років тому +70

      Actually he did speak to her, but he didn't explicitly say that she's cheating with Cassio. When Othello asked her about the whereabouts of the handkerchief, Desdemona lied (she couldn't find it and since Othello gave it to her, it has sentimental value - perhaps a good analogy is losing a wedding ring/some sentimental jewelry.)
      She was scared that he would find out it's lost, but she had no idea that of what she was being accused of. Since she could not show Othello the handkerchief to prove that she had it, Othello believed she was lying and gave it to/lost it by Cassio. Othello began to resent her for this lie, and it only made Iago's accusations seem true.
      He did try to talk to her (also, keep in mind that Othello's nature is that he isn't great at communication as he spent most of his life in the military), but her small (seemingly insignificant) lie gave Othello a reason not to trust her, which eventually escalated the situation at the end of the play ( where Desdemona asked Othello to wait for a few minutes because she will prove her innocence, but Othello killed her instead because he believed that she was lying again, even when she was about to be killed.)

    • @-spidjkdsk5839
      @-spidjkdsk5839 5 років тому +11

      That’s Shakespeare for you.

    • @oscarclaudio2848
      @oscarclaudio2848 4 роки тому +10

      Common sense is not so common

  • @brecoldyls
    @brecoldyls 4 роки тому +350

    I finished reading Othello yesterday. I feel like it’s a warning to beware truly malevolent people, as exemplified by Iago. Most people aren’t wholly evil I don’t think. Most people have flaws, such as Othello’s jealousy, Roderigo’s covetousness nature for Desdemona, or the underlying prejudice that most the characters have towards Othello since he’s a Moor; but most of them aren’t wholly evil. Iago is the exception, and throughout the entire play weaves these lies to manipulate and deceive all the other characters into doing evil acts and ultimately killing one another. Some of them, such as his wife Emilia, just do it because he asks them to. I see this play as a warning to always be slightly suspicious of other’s motives, because a single evil individual with a strong force of will can incite a group of unsuspecting people into enacting a tragedy if left unquestioned.

    • @touchme1806
      @touchme1806 4 роки тому +2

      @@nilaykanakia5489 Bro im asking the same question

    • @thierry-emmanuelasongwe2564
      @thierry-emmanuelasongwe2564 3 роки тому

      @@nilaykanakia5489 same

    • @ecci1733
      @ecci1733 3 роки тому +16

      I look at it in its simplest form. Othello, a man who trusted everybody, lost everything to a man who trusted no one but himself.

    • @Dehothedestroyer
      @Dehothedestroyer 2 роки тому

      @@ecci1733 Othello didn't trust everybody, if he completely trusted his wife he wouldn't have gotten jealous. Othello's greatest downfall is his insecurities, Iago's poison wouldn't have even touched him without the insecurities about his race and the fear of being a cuckolded husband.

    • @ellek4399
      @ellek4399 2 роки тому +1

      @@ecci1733 And I guess that's the true tragic part (from a moral stand point)

  • @buraksupertrampp
    @buraksupertrampp 13 років тому +3372

    Othello - Ultra-condensed version
    Iago: Your wife is cheating on you.
    Othello: She is? (kills wife) Damn, she wasn't really.
    THE END

  • @mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm4663
    @mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm4663 9 років тому +460

    *When you're named Othello*

    • @Chances126
      @Chances126 6 років тому +58

      Pretty bad ass name if you ask me

    • @roddyrogu
      @roddyrogu 5 років тому +55

      when you’re named Rodrigo

    • @billymays495
      @billymays495 5 років тому +15

      O thell O Ot hello

  • @casper0231
    @casper0231 5 років тому +157

    I had a 34% on my test. Without this video it would have been less, so thank you !

    • @markimusminimus4325
      @markimusminimus4325 5 років тому +2

      Casper 02 😂😂

    • @oscarclaudio2848
      @oscarclaudio2848 4 роки тому +5

      Eso es decepcionante

    • @omerta_ita
      @omerta_ita 2 роки тому +7

      You down bad

    • @canaisyoung3601
      @canaisyoung3601 2 роки тому

      But that's still an F. I figured these videos would have at least pulled you up to a D+ or a C-, depending on effort and how much plagiarism you can slip past the teachers before someone notices.

  • @tim29oco
    @tim29oco 6 років тому +60

    It sucks how I literally have to know SUCH extremely specific things in the story, but this helps to understand the very basics.

  • @Player_IdkIJustNeedAName
    @Player_IdkIJustNeedAName 11 місяців тому +14

    I knew nothing about Othello before watching this, but suddenly, I literely know how to write my whole essay based on this. I don't care is this was made 13 years ago. With the quality I couldn't even tell.

  • @kirstonmarkowski7544
    @kirstonmarkowski7544 8 років тому +744

    Shakespeare plays seem to be full of misunderstandings and bad decisions, thereby leading to tragedy

    • @camcam_burger
      @camcam_burger 7 років тому +30

      'Maybe that was Shakespeare's intention. And we can all relate to it too, which is why Othello is timeless'
      essayvomit

    • @khangchau9665
      @khangchau9665 6 років тому +11

      exactly real life

    • @stephengarner8628
      @stephengarner8628 6 років тому +14

      It is from the Resonance period, meaning it is a throwback to the original Greek tragedy type plays. Hence he wrote tragedy and comedy. What makes it hard to understand is not the plot. The plot is an easy one redone a thousand times. It is the language Shakespeare uses filling his texts with metaphors, alliterations and half rhymes. However it is the use of metaphors that creates images in the mind and this is the true genius of the Author. If you need help in understanding the concepts buy this version. The Oxford Shakespeare Othello Oxford World Classics edited by M Neill general Editor S Wells.

    • @oliviax7232
      @oliviax7232 4 роки тому

      Stephen Garner the Cambridge one is pretty helpful too

    • @katheldridge8080
      @katheldridge8080 4 роки тому

      aka old Hallmark plots...

  • @BackTwoTheBasics
    @BackTwoTheBasics 10 років тому +948

    Iago: the first ever troll

  • @Serrf
    @Serrf 10 років тому +706

    Well that escalated quickly ...

    • @MustangGT4
      @MustangGT4 10 років тому +42

      Best summery I've ever read

    • @bluf1543
      @bluf1543 9 років тому +4

      Sam Greenberg "read"

    • @MustangGT4
      @MustangGT4 9 років тому +3

      Michael Robertson What do you mean?

    • @bluf1543
      @bluf1543 9 років тому +2

      Sam Greenberg cause you watched a video and didn't read

    • @MustangGT4
      @MustangGT4 9 років тому +15

      Sorry, that might of been unclear. I meant the "that escalated quickly" comment.

  • @cybernautadventurer
    @cybernautadventurer 2 роки тому +234

    Iago is arguably the first psychopath ever depicted in fiction.

    • @alpaqa
      @alpaqa Рік тому +5

      Maybe not the first, but one of the worst

  • @simonkawasaki4229
    @simonkawasaki4229 5 років тому +76

    Othello’s backstory must be taken into account. Perhaps it was something in his hard childhood that made him fall so easily into Iago’s evil intentions of insecurity, hate, and, eventually, murder. Iago served under Othello for years, so he’s reckoned to know something of his past.

    • @hshshsussujsjs9267
      @hshshsussujsjs9267 5 років тому +4

      Simon Kawasaki well said

    • @heyaytlgno3951
      @heyaytlgno3951 2 роки тому +1

      hella late but from what i remember they been best friends for a long time without iago being evil and it was only when Iago was passed over did he snap

    • @Silv3rF00x
      @Silv3rF00x Рік тому

      A Moroccan Ambassador influence Shakespeare’s Othello. There's an oil painting in University of Birmingham shows the Moroccan Ambassador who visited London in late 1600. Abd el-Ouahed ben Messaoud ben Mohammed Anoun was part of a delegation of 17 men sent by the King of Morocco. The purpose of the visit was to negotiate with Queen Elizabeth I about the possibility of a military alliance, combining English and African forces to conquer Spain.

  • @danieltheteacher
    @danieltheteacher 9 років тому +82

    This is a complicated and painful story.
    I love this short video. Thank you.

  • @BasketBloxBros
    @BasketBloxBros 3 роки тому +4

    didnt read a single page of this book or watch the movie, luckily this simplifies it in less than 10 mins, life saver!!!

  • @Shreditation_Nation
    @Shreditation_Nation 10 років тому +248

    Othello looks like Samuel Jackson did in Pulp Fiction.

  • @Taylortheangel
    @Taylortheangel 7 років тому +91

    Moral of the story: jealousy can be deadly

  • @alextayoyong3712
    @alextayoyong3712 3 роки тому +43

    Iago is a kind of friend where you don't need an enemy.

  • @SoulBassist23
    @SoulBassist23 11 років тому +54

    This play is so good, Shakespeare man . You people need to watch this high. :)

  • @stephenncher
    @stephenncher 13 років тому +26

    Here's a tip. Whilst watching this pause it in sections and write down notes to summarise the story. It's really helped me learn the characters names and makes it more digestable.

  • @purplesodapop
    @purplesodapop 12 років тому +10

    This makes it so much easier to understand, thank you. It's hard for me to actually visualize the story and get what's going on when reading straight out of the book, for some reason. This helps a lot.

    • @GBHanny8
      @GBHanny8 5 років тому +2

      Yes, unfortunately most school systems does not favour all learning types.

  • @freddie_lubowitz
    @freddie_lubowitz 11 років тому +4

    As a school student myself, I find this useful to help me understand the play, not to replace it but to understand it. I have an exam on this soon and i need a GENERAL understanding of it before I can knuckle down and get into the play.
    if you don't like it....why are you watching it

  • @yaqarianfanashira
    @yaqarianfanashira 7 років тому +10

    I have a final exam tomorrow on this play and Life of Pi and Poetry and can I just say that sparknotes has been so awesome helping me revise and remember. Ahhhh I hope I do well tomorrow!! This counts 75% of my year mark, and I generally get nervous about the subjects I tend to do well in because I feel like I don't want to mess it up. I can always rewrite if I do REALLY badly, but I don't think I will - still, It's comforting to know.

  • @AlexMurarus
    @AlexMurarus 10 років тому +42

    read the no fear shakespeare version, its so helpful, especially if you need to provide textual evidence but have no idea how the book even progresses

  • @NTEDOG561
    @NTEDOG561 7 років тому +18

    I tried reading the "updated English" version of the play but it's so long and there are so many details to read and comprehend but this video helps a lot thanks sparknotes 🙏🏼

  • @iriverriver
    @iriverriver 14 років тому +8

    omg thx! this is the best summary ive found so far and the modern text edition you've put out helps out alot too!

  • @sakurawhiterabbit
    @sakurawhiterabbit 7 років тому +127

    Everyone said they're preparing for exam/test/final. I'm here because my teacher lent me his copy of Othello and I can't understand shit 😂😂😂😂

    • @DapperThorns
      @DapperThorns 3 роки тому +3

      Same I'm watching this so i can then co tinue reading it and know what's up

    • @logangomez1209
      @logangomez1209 3 роки тому

      My university told me to look up Othello to see that people are pretty much the same throughout different times.

    • @random-zz8ut
      @random-zz8ut 3 роки тому

      Our teacher gave us the litcharts shakescleare version, lol

  • @ThePatrickBateman69
    @ThePatrickBateman69 7 років тому +2

    i have my othello final for junior english tomorrow and this just explained 2 months of reading into 9 mins praise the lords

  • @stanleyjohanson6720
    @stanleyjohanson6720 8 років тому +8

    My Summer assignment in 10 minutes, can't thank you anymore!!

  • @PlayaX01
    @PlayaX01 10 років тому +130

    Hard to follow the video but the actual written play is even harder so thanx

  • @leo730kam1
    @leo730kam1 2 роки тому +4

    This sheds light on villians and Villas. Describes some of the downfall of those in power at that time. Also some of the tactics used to do so.

  • @TheRuggedPyrrhus
    @TheRuggedPyrrhus 10 років тому +72

    I just made a video of the theme of love in Othello. I hope that it will help some of you students preparing for tests!

  • @thekiller4000s
    @thekiller4000s 10 років тому +22

    I have a final exam about this is in 8 hours o.0 , thanks for the videos helped me

  • @ohsheeshyalltwasadream1348
    @ohsheeshyalltwasadream1348 11 років тому +13

    I had two weeks to read this, but I didn't. This summary helped a lot. Thanks

  • @mechacharizard101
    @mechacharizard101 9 років тому +296

    Ot *hell* o and Des *demon* a

    • @jayfreeman1770
      @jayfreeman1770 9 років тому +8

      no

    • @mechacharizard101
      @mechacharizard101 9 років тому +28

      ***** The Shakespeare purposely used those two names because of "hell" and "demon". If it is of African Origin, then it is even better because it suits his character more. But he did this because of his big motifs in the play.

    • @vaishaligupta948
      @vaishaligupta948 9 років тому +3

      +Mecha Charizard wow thnx

    • @agenttheater5
      @agenttheater5 8 років тому +5

      The Shakespeare?

    • @KindredKeepsake
      @KindredKeepsake 7 років тому +9

      Desdemona is also called *Desdemon* several times, towards the end.

  • @chloeiacovou907
    @chloeiacovou907 6 років тому +30

    I could have just analyzed this for a few days instead of sitting in an English class for a year

  • @indignumgratia
    @indignumgratia 11 років тому +28

    Didn't have enough time to read the play over the weekend; this was great! I was watching this 1 hour before my lecture. I am so depressed now... why Othello... why? :'(

  • @Nukepositive
    @Nukepositive 14 років тому

    Amazing. This is as detailed as a summary can get before it becomes a discussion on Shakespeare's motives or about problem plays or whatever. I had to see this after reading the play myself, and I have to give VideoSparkNotes a thumbs up.

  • @marcorea4171
    @marcorea4171 10 років тому +3

    I have a huge test tomorrow over this. this helped so much. omg thank you.

  • @vibhorjambhulkar3932
    @vibhorjambhulkar3932 4 роки тому +16

    Is there anyone in here who just went down the memory lane and decided to binge watch every story recallable from his primary schooling and not prepping for exams :p ?

  • @izzyharris9044
    @izzyharris9044 9 років тому +39

    I love this play to pieces, especially the development of the characters and the symbolism..but I still don't understand why Cassio asks Bianca to copy the embroidery on the handkerchief. Does anyone know why he does that?

    • @relaxiboxy3408
      @relaxiboxy3408 9 років тому +25

      +Bella Reviews He said it was really pretty so he wants a copy of it so he can return the original handkerchief to whoever owns it.

    • @cashawnnallred6479
      @cashawnnallred6479 6 років тому +1

      Izzy Harris to promote jealousy to Othello

  • @ashleep991
    @ashleep991 6 років тому +34

    Iago isn't just a parrot in Aladin

    • @femkeedelbroek4118
      @femkeedelbroek4118 3 роки тому +3

      no but you just gave me an idea for my Shakespeare essay, thank you

  • @Karthikray
    @Karthikray 6 років тому +76

    In 1600 show a black man as hero Shakespeare is a legend

    • @angele9375
      @angele9375 6 років тому +1

      It's very interesting

    • @Skytempest
      @Skytempest 6 років тому

      You don't know the history of the Moore's. They are far from hero, in fact they are villain. Fuck him.

    • @BlackWolfMedia_
      @BlackWolfMedia_ 6 років тому +11

      How is he a hero?😂 her murdered Desdemona.

    • @panthopothik6338
      @panthopothik6338 6 років тому +22

      He is not a hero. He is more like a sympathetic character. We are emotionally attached to him, but that doesn't make him a hero!

    • @LazarusSlade
      @LazarusSlade 5 років тому +15

      You mean a protagonist, definitely not a hero!

  • @darasimiibitayo
    @darasimiibitayo 4 роки тому +2

    Thank you so much for this I'm writing my finals tomorrow and watching this has really helped

  • @KornyJ20
    @KornyJ20 9 років тому +48

    You guys missed one part... after capturing Iago, Othello stabs him THEN kills himself.

    • @clashingwithjman6318
      @clashingwithjman6318 8 років тому +12

      he stabbed iago but he didnt die. othello said to torture him in the most imaginative way possible.

  • @ajpringle03
    @ajpringle03 3 роки тому +2

    I can’t thank you enough dude. I read the book and watched the movie and didn’t understand a fucking thing. Thanks for making it easier on me

  • @milostripic2646
    @milostripic2646 10 років тому +41

    Iago makes me lose my mind up in here, up in here!

  • @luis70713
    @luis70713 12 років тому +1

    it is a very good summary for all who haven't seen the play and are planning to see it!

  • @kharris3352
    @kharris3352 8 років тому +22

    That's all really sad. I'd go so far to say tragic! Anyway, thanks for the summary. I'm will all the others whom you've helped with an exam. You're doing God's work!

  • @savannahlil4117
    @savannahlil4117 3 роки тому

    take away: communication in relationships are key! thanks shakespeare, miss you king xx

  • @TheNuclearPineapple
    @TheNuclearPineapple 11 років тому +172

    I have a final on this in 9 hours 0__0

  • @eoinflaherty9374
    @eoinflaherty9374 10 років тому +199

    they all have such long confusing names!

    • @protonjones54
      @protonjones54 9 років тому +12

      The big cheese The names Iago & Cassio are long and confusing to you? That's, sad.

    • @eoinflaherty9374
      @eoinflaherty9374 9 років тому +6

      I mean all the other people, brabantio, lodivico and so on!

    • @protonjones54
      @protonjones54 9 років тому

      The big cheese Then it isn't "they all," it's "some," or "most."

    • @eoinflaherty9374
      @eoinflaherty9374 9 років тому +17

      ok

    • @ltlocus
      @ltlocus 9 років тому +4

      The big cheese welcome to Italy, all names are really long mine is Lucius Giacomo V******. I understand though because Japan is the same way for me sometimes really long name characters become hard to keep track of especial Japanese period films. I find it easy to just remember first names or first name letters; i.e. 'G' or 'Mr. G' if you are feeling a little Tarantino-esque.

  • @KindredKeepsake
    @KindredKeepsake 7 років тому +5

    *The art work is amazing.*

  • @chubbywubby1138
    @chubbywubby1138 8 років тому +1

    Not all heroes wear capes. You are the best.

  • @mynameissarahred
    @mynameissarahred 12 років тому +8

    Brilliant drawings, and a very helpful summary. Thank you :)

  • @Gjanachannel
    @Gjanachannel 11 років тому

    bro you saved my life i had to read 120 pages for my act now its all here in 10 min , thanks alot

  • @aatiqah2884
    @aatiqah2884 3 роки тому +3

    gonna write my finals tomorrow literally based off this because i procrastinated reading the play

  • @Chances126
    @Chances126 6 років тому +1

    Thank goodness for this video, it made this story so much easier to follow. VERY COMPLICATED STORY LINE if I do say so myself. However, I think that's what makes this story great is it's many details.

    • @janeswurld
      @janeswurld 6 років тому

      Chloe Alexandra imagine being a kid and having to read and analyze this also trying to understand the feelings of the characters lol jealousy, insecurity, paranoia. Shakespeare doesn’t nearly get enough credit for this play even if it was a little racist

  • @allibrooke09
    @allibrooke09 11 років тому +3

    Thank you SparkNotes! You are my savior!

  • @oreo_frito
    @oreo_frito 4 роки тому +1

    S/O to spark notes for coming clutch and helping me get an A during my last semester of college

  • @TheTjvoice
    @TheTjvoice 8 років тому +21

    Iago did not tell her to steal it!!! iago said that he would like it but he never asked emilia in the play . emilia is trying to please iago even though he treats her badly she still trys to please by the quote she says "i have a thing for you" then Iago starts to pay attention to her becasue she has something that othello wants

  • @kvrgagames5015
    @kvrgagames5015 2 роки тому +2

    Excellent video. Thanks for this brilliant revision resource.

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      @englishliterature00 2 роки тому

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  • @gemmacollins9167
    @gemmacollins9167 5 років тому +40

    Anyone here 2019
    - preparing for eng lit a level xx

  • @thandosibanda9190
    @thandosibanda9190 3 роки тому

    My exam is in like 4hrs from now, this video is the best

  • @willhc1620
    @willhc1620 5 років тому +62

    "I did not hit her I did not"

    • @idk-xs5nz
      @idk-xs5nz 5 років тому +6

      "Oh hi Mark."

    • @willhc1620
      @willhc1620 5 років тому

      Oh i thought no one would find this comment lol

    • @vibhorjambhulkar3932
      @vibhorjambhulkar3932 4 роки тому

      Don't worry pal, we got 'the room' for everything in here XD

    • @toridabtintiewsoh4683
      @toridabtintiewsoh4683 4 роки тому +5

      Othello: you are teaing me apart Desdemona!!

  • @toppenmlg8243
    @toppenmlg8243 4 роки тому +1

    My right ear loved this summary

  • @ameliab7539
    @ameliab7539 9 років тому +12

    I preformed this drama last night :)

    • @olivia6132
      @olivia6132 8 років тому +1

      +Societys Biyach Congrats! How did it go? My class will be seeing the modernized version on Monday, as we studied the play for a couple of weeks.

    • @ameliab7539
      @ameliab7539 8 років тому +2

      +Truffledor Animations It was great thanks, we did it for the Shakespeare festival so there were along with us a few other Shakespeare performances (different age ranges) so it was interesting to see how far your acting skills could advance, the other shows were absolutely great but very confusing....as we all learnt the lines in the traditional Shakespeare language..!

    • @olivia6132
      @olivia6132 8 років тому +1

      Societys Biyach Awesome, may I ask what role you played? Wow, must have taken a while as the traditional script is a bit hard to understand and memorize, but is well done. Sounds fun what you did.

    • @ameliab7539
      @ameliab7539 8 років тому +1

      +Truffledor Animations Indeed it was hard and we rehearsed every night if it was nesessary, in total it took us around 12 weeks to learn the script it was so confusing and tongue twisting... I played Emily, Iago's wife and Des' best friend

    • @olivia6132
      @olivia6132 8 років тому +1

      Wow, 12 weeks, that's devotion. Playing that part seems interesting, in a way she is full of sass, which that's what I like about her.

  • @Rebexxify
    @Rebexxify 14 років тому +2

    THANK YOU! I was too busy to read 3 acts of Othello, so instead I know what the whole play is about! =D

  • @anthonygroll8221
    @anthonygroll8221 6 років тому +6

    Listening to this while I drive to take my final 🤘🏻

    • @imonbaruah3284
      @imonbaruah3284 4 роки тому +2

      Driving+Listening to this+ Giving the Comment. Multitasking at its best. LOL

    • @anthonygroll8221
      @anthonygroll8221 4 роки тому +1

      Imon Baruah LOL true 😂😂😂

  • @ciarrajasmine4712
    @ciarrajasmine4712 8 років тому +1

    Thank so much this video made it so much easier to understand my college English class has been awful

  • @طيبةالشمري-ر8ك
    @طيبةالشمري-ر8ك 8 років тому +28

    we made an Iraqi version of Othello, and I played Desdemona xD

    • @wdwuccnxcnh7022
      @wdwuccnxcnh7022 3 роки тому

      XD

    • @Rob-sv1dn
      @Rob-sv1dn 3 роки тому

      @@wdwuccnxcnh7022 nice pfp, one of my favorites from odd taxi

  • @klassicalmuzik
    @klassicalmuzik Рік тому +1

    If they did this as a film today I’d want to see Daniel Kaluuya as Othello and India Eisley as Desdemona

  • @CuddleCuttlefish
    @CuddleCuttlefish 7 років тому +16

    I see a lot of fellow students here saying their thanks and that this video saved them. Because they have a paper or exam or something about the story tomorrow. Well... As someone who actually has read the story to its fullest and worked on it in school, I advise you not to use a 9min summary video as your replacement for reading the story... Don't get me wrong, this is a good summary. But you miss a lot of details from the text by only watching this video, and in school assignments about a text; Details are very important. So to any students getting the idea to just watch this instead of reading Othello: Don't. Just read the story instead and start in good time. Don't bother trying to cheese your way around it. It doesn't work like that.

    • @ABEW19043
      @ABEW19043 5 років тому +1

      Look Monika, if your literature club taught me anything, it's that I need to spend less time reading into details

  • @karenwoolley9416
    @karenwoolley9416 8 років тому +1

    Than you for this great summary! You saved my grade!

  • @sourperfect
    @sourperfect 9 років тому +44

    Iago such manipulation very evil

  • @gabrielamejia6237
    @gabrielamejia6237 4 роки тому +1

    If you really don't like reading Othello, because it's english is so old that only nanny could really understand it, I recomend to you watching two or three movie versions, since Shakespiere is not only about tragedy, when you realize the naughty language used on it... AAAANNDDD
    You must know that at this time English wasn't as stibilized as today, and some words used could be misunterpreted, and pronuntiation of somewords could sound as someother word!!
    Shakespeare meant to make laugh the public, but he had both high society members and low society one too, so for one's there was this naugthy language and for the other was the tragedy of the story.
    This video is a good Othello's story resume but it negliges all the finest english expressions and possible language misunderstandings that makes it fun!

  • @Valduria
    @Valduria 4 роки тому +3

    Smothered with a pillow, but wakes up long enough to say she killed herself before she then falls back adead.
    This sounds like Shakespeare.

  • @aquileineespejon881
    @aquileineespejon881 5 років тому

    Lmao we have a book report project that is needed to be passed tomorrow and here I am, didn't even started reading the book so, your a life saver

    • @hshshsussujsjs9267
      @hshshsussujsjs9267 5 років тому

      U n k n o w i n g l y K n o w n I did this 5 years ago hahahahah

  • @NinjaBoy208
    @NinjaBoy208 10 років тому +6

    I'm watching this the morning before lol..

  • @PrincessDMSB
    @PrincessDMSB 12 років тому +1

    I LOVE YOU, VideoSparkNotes!!!!!

  • @fictionalawesome3664
    @fictionalawesome3664 9 років тому +4

    Thank you this was really helpful

  • @bash2much4em
    @bash2much4em 11 років тому +1

    Made this so much easier to understand

  • @bleh4312
    @bleh4312 2 роки тому +6

    Who’s here the morning of the leaving cert

  • @jessjessjess222
    @jessjessjess222 3 роки тому +2

    I don’t wanna read for 3 hours for a discussion board post so here I am 👍

  • @Pravini100
    @Pravini100 12 років тому +5

    I captured a video in my mind for my exam :D thanks! Helped alot! Please try to make for the Seagull by Anton Chekhov :)

  • @thestonedhippo
    @thestonedhippo 7 років тому

    Thank you for your great explanation, i basically just reworded this and sauced it up a little bit for a college essay. Thankx fam

  • @tanureosowa2913
    @tanureosowa2913 2 роки тому +6

    LC Tomorrow Lads

  • @brimabeige8334
    @brimabeige8334 6 місяців тому +1

    Final exam is today at 1:30😂
    I'm less than 3 hrs away but this is working

  • @CBQ333
    @CBQ333 9 років тому +4

    Thanks for this it helped a lot :D

  • @izzyneale2183
    @izzyneale2183 8 років тому

    Thanks this has saved me reading the whole play & a summery of it by tomoz x

  • @anelisiwemlungwana3054
    @anelisiwemlungwana3054 12 років тому +3

    great stuff ....really helped me for ma essay..

  • @kspons
    @kspons 14 років тому

    omg. this is the most helpful tool ever! now i don't even have to read the sparknotes

  • @Skillzforhire
    @Skillzforhire 9 років тому +22

    Anyone watching this day before leaving cert :D

    • @jobserboy
      @jobserboy 9 років тому +2

      Haha yep

    • @wurlycurlygirly
      @wurlycurlygirly 9 років тому +1

      Haha! Thought I was the only one lol

    • @LiamB18
      @LiamB18 9 років тому +1

      This better help XD

    • @Skillzforhire
      @Skillzforhire 9 років тому +2

      you know your fucked when you dont even fully understand the storyline of the play ;)

    • @paraicolonain2280
      @paraicolonain2280 9 років тому +1

      be grand

  • @p4unx
    @p4unx 2 роки тому +1

    I love this play, it might sound weird, but it's my kind of story, where everyone dies or loses

    • @englishliterature00
      @englishliterature00 2 роки тому

      Please, subscribe my channel to get more and more helpful videos regarding English literature
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    • @rosie6
      @rosie6 Рік тому

      Lmao

  • @bollycastpodcast1514
    @bollycastpodcast1514 5 років тому +3

    Othello needed game

  • @sarah18497
    @sarah18497 6 років тому +1

    Othello´s ethnicity(?) caused a lot of debates in my English class. My classmates were quite obsessed with race and they pretty much pounced on the opportunity to label him as a black man.
    A Moore in that time period, if I remember correctly, is pretty much a foreigner with tan/dark skin. (Middle Eastern/North African) Plus...North Africans are usually not dark so I never really understood why Othello was always portrayed with very dark skin. (There is nothing wrong with dark skin. I simply feel like people made too many conclusions.)
    Anyway. This video was terrific! The art was wonderful! I almost wanted to read it again!

    • @ddcc66
      @ddcc66 5 років тому

      Wrong!
      pin.it/h4nwkkzyyf4daq

  • @obye
    @obye 5 років тому +8

    God damn, anyone else have a final on this tomorrow?