othello
...ngered by this and go so far as to call on the Duke; however nothing is done legally. Rather, vengeance is sought out. Iago, who is enraged and jealous, seeks to destroy the marriage between the two. He leads Othello to believe that Desdemona is cheating on him with Cassio, one of Othello’s best men. As a result, turmoil comes between the couple. They are divided by the question of fidelity. Othello becomes obsessed with the idea of his wife’s unfaithfulness; he becomes crazy almost. Such obsession leads to him killing his own wife. Othello is a powerful screenplay; the Syracuse University’s Drama Department seems a mediocre attempt at fulfilling such a powerful story. While the characters of Othello, and Brabantio were well acted, the acting of Desdemona lacked substance and feeling. Othello and Brabantio were dynamic and expressed a multitude of colors throughout their performance. From moment to moment each was present in their characters; both were true to the essence that was being conveyed. True feeling was represented in each of their parts; I, as part of the audience, felt and was moved by what each of those characters did expressively in their roles. Desdemona’s role is one that required tremendous feeling; however, she seemed barely effected by the actions that took place in the first act. Specifically when her father confronts her about her marriage to Othello and he condemns and renounces her as a daughter, her face is straight without the slightest feeling. Most people would have been horrified and hysterically upset if one’s father reacted to them in such a manner. Her reactions become more dynamic in the second act; it seems she actually begins to feel, but they are still mediocre compared to some of the other stronger characters in this play. Other factors took away from the performance besides the acting; it was a bad decision to have the actors move the set around in between scenes. It took away from the magic of performance. The audie...