My Perception of William Shakespeare's Othello         Othello, by William Shakespeare, is perhaps not as exciting as a ravishingly sexy poster of Laurence Fishburne and Irene Jacob. Yet, with its intoxicating mix of love, sexual passion and the deadly power of jealousy, Shakespeare has created an erotic thriller based on a human emotion that people are all familiar with. It all depends on how those people receive it. There is an extraordinary fusion of characters' with …showed first 75 words of 2523 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2523 total…is ours, except that he is immoral, ruthless, and savage. Finally, Othello is black and middle aged.Desdemona is white, young and beautiful. The state of Venice needs Othello- but they don't like him.Iago needs Othello and that is why Iago hates him. So, with every character holding individual motivations and desires. Shakespeare has created his own reality, which can simply be percieved as extraordinary.         Work Cited Alexander, Peter. Shakespeare. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1964.