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Make a Thing Project: Othello is the Muse

Period 4


So in Othello by William Shakespeare we introduced to a man that is of high stature. He is a moor which at this time period, that’s not a good thing. Nevertheless Othello rises in rank in the Army and becomes a respected man within the royal community. Then things get even better for Othello when he meets the love of his life Desdemona. The two lovebirds are inseparable and then everything hits the fan. Iago decided to but his little nosy self into other people’s business and mess stuff up. Othello no longer trusts Desdemona and ends up killing her, then he obviously finds out that he was betrayed by Iago and then he kills himself. So this was obviously a tragedy. Kelsey and I decided to do a dance based around a poem that was written based on Othello. It showed the love that was shown between Othello and Desdemona. The poem was written by the fabulous Nasya King, and it reads as follows:

Othello-Jealousy

She was my life, a temple of purity, clean, and innocent, and when my heart felt drained of passion her sweet smile would replenish it. She was a mirror from heaven, reflecting only the parts of me that I wanted to see. She could be my queen my moon and my stars, teemed with joy that made my soul giggle, wriggle with excitement when I was alone at the thought of her loving me. An old man wrought of all his glee by a life that chews and spits, uses and hits, ignores a miss, and throws a fit when I try and stop it. They need me, but will leave me. Call me to fight but deny my rights to see you, to be a hu…man! Isn’t it crazy? I fought for you and was made a fool; in front of those that already called me a court jester. See I wasn’t a clown, but because of my status they wanted to see me clown around because they were inadequate and needed confidence and you were just a step deeper into the hatred. But because I wanted a way for us to work, I made it. It was shaded by large trees and grew pink flowers the color of your cheeks. Yet, you dishonored me. Your words of love had crossed “I’s”, and dotted “t’s”. They were backwards and strange captivated me in a way I can’t explain. So soft was your skin and open was your heart and bright were your eyes and now I despise………Now I cannot look at you. Dirtied by another man’s hands. I cannot breathe freely knowing both you and he stand. When will it end? This torment in my mind and my chest like I am blind and deaf, left bereft of the light that shined; the clock that whined, the peace of mind they say comes with time; I’m just pitiful and so sorry.

 

So as you can see from this poem there is a lot of emotion but mostly, yes you guessed it, jealousy. In our dance we related the beginning of the relationship when Othello and Desdemona are in sync and are in love, but towards the end of the poem there is a shift. They become out of sync making their own moves and being not one, but two separate entities. Then there comes the time when they are arguing a pushing and pulling each other and then they wind up both dying and falling and they are wiped away. By Jealousy.

 

Here is the link to the video.  https://vimeo.com/128332972.

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