Othello- Stage

By only reading a play, readers get a sense of understanding about the plot and some aspects of the characters. Adding various physical effects definitely adds to the advancement of the play. Only reading the story seems one dimensional. For example, when we watched a scene from the movie Othello today in class, we got to see emotions and facial features. We saw Othello have his convulsions which made me realize how upset he really was about Desdemona. I think Shakespeare did a fine job with stage directions and stage actions. They are just better shown through physical actions acted out on stage. With these actions, I fell like the play is better understood and, at times, enjoyed by the audience.