Consider how Shakespeare’s themes of prejudice and chaos versus order were received by his contemporary audience. How does Geoffrey Sax’s production continue to find relevance in these issues for the modern audience? Othello is a play of tragedy; that examines the darker aspects of human existence‚ and forces us as audience to contemplate what it is to be human. Shakespeare privileges and challenges the Elizabethan attitudes and values towards the prejudices of race and gender while also presenting
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is evident in both Shakespeare’s 16th century play ‘Othello’ and Geoffrey Sax’s 2001 variation. Both texts explore the differences in human nature; such as revenge and discrimination in the form of gender inequality and racial prejudice and this can be seen as a reflection it its context. Since these ideas are constant throughout both texts a comparative analysis would indicate the differing values of the society of each text. Shakespeare’s Othello has been crafted for an Elizabethan audience‚ thus
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stereotypical view of Othello‚ as a “Barbary horse‚” depicting him as an animalistic outsider. Through the image of conflict in black and white‚ Iago emphasises on the racial demarcation between Othello and Desdemona‚ that “an old black ram is tupping your white ewe‚” associating Othello with uncontrolled animalistic sexuality. Iago’s overt and vicious racism becomes representative of the reigning stereotype of the African on the Elizabethan stage • Insecure because of his race‚ Othello echoes Iago’s
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OTHELLO TRANSFORMATIONS ESSAY OTHELLO IS ONE OF SHAKESPEARE ’S GREATEST TRAGEDIES AND CONSEQUENTLY A PILLAR OF WHAT MOST CRITICS TAKE TO BE THE PINNACLE OF SHAKESPEARE ’S DRAMATIC ART. IN RECENT YEARS‚ FILMMAKERS HAVE RE-CONTEXTUALIZED HIS WORKS‚ INTO A NUMBER OF MORE MODERN SETTINGS‚ IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE HIS WORK MORE UNDERSTANDABLE TO CONTEMPORARY AUDIENCES. ONE SUCH ADAPTATION IS GEOFFREY SAX ’S ’OTHELLO ’. SET IN LONDON‚ IT DETAILS AN ENGLISH-BORN BLACK POLICE OFFICER‚ JOHN OTHELLO‚ A RISING
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and jazz did not show up until the 20th century. The saxophone was around well before jazz musicians Charlie Parker‚ Lester Young‚ and Paul Desmond were alive. So‚ what was the purpose of the classical saxophone? Where did it come from? Adolphe Sax could not have imagined the popularity of his invention at the time that he patented it. He was born in Dinant‚ on the Meuse River. This Belgium city was once under French rule. Sax’s father was an architect and a musician. He enjoyed tinkering in his
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However‚ there is one thing in common‚ that is all music uses instruments to portray the emotion it intends to express. Adolphe Sax was an influencer‚ due to the Saxophone‚ of the popular type of music called Jazz. Adolphe Sax has impacted the history of the Sax‚ the type of Sax‚ and how the Sax was made. If you want to be as good as an instrument maker as Adolphe Sax‚ you need an idea first.
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versatile yet! Sax held numerous patents for the saxophone from 1838-1850. Over this period of time‚ he worked on two different categories of saxophones: orchestral and military band. These two groups contained seven instruments each and varied in transposition and size: sopranino‚ soprano‚ alto‚ tenor‚ baritone‚ bass‚ and contrabass. The orchestral series may be unheard of to some reading this because saxophone is the one instrument very rarely seem in an orchestral setting. Sax generated these
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INTRODUCTION The Architecture of Geoffrey Bawa has influenced not only Sri Lanka but also the south Asian countries. His works have been described as regional‚ traditional‚ culturally rich and often though with some qualification‚ modern. His projects are a synthesis of Modernist vocabulary and distinct contextual elements‚ rooted in regional identity and lifestyle of users. Bawa is very much a man of the end of the era - especially when seen in the context of modern movement in the west - because
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1 The TENORSAX of HERSCHEL EVANS Solographer: Jan Evensmo Last update: Aug. 28‚ 2012 2 Born: Temple‚ Texas‚ May 1‚ 1910 Died: New York‚ Feb. 9‚ 1939 Introduction: Herschel Evans was one of the all-time greats of tenor saxophone‚ one of the strongest assets of the Count Basie. After hearing his introduction of “Georgianna” I was hopelessly addicted to his charismatic playing. Even today my hair raises when I hear his strong and personal sound‚ and I will go so far as to
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Adolphe Sax Saint Leo University Markus Golden Abstract Behind every song is an artist or composer‚ and behind every pitch there is an instrument or tool that’s used to reach these heights. There is a historic and a great profound interest for the in these instruments‚ such as the Saxophone. Not only is beautiful for its tone‚ but elegant in its looks. It would intrigue anyone who has musical background or just loves the sound these musical tools playing in harmony
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