Othello video

Envy, sadness and anger can make people do unimaginable things, this is the theme of Shakespeare's "Othello." The "Othello Music Video" fits perfectly with the play because it conveys the plays theme of jealousy well. In the video, Othello is murdering his wife because of jealousy that his friend Iago created in him after convincing Othello that she was unfaithful. Iago plots against Othello because of his jealousy of Cassio, who Othello chooses as his own right-hand man. The clip shows Iago masterminding a plot when he is playing chess.The lyrics of the video also match the images being displayed. This makes the video perfect in capturing the theme of Jealousy in the play "Othello". While the song is playing, "Now their going to bed, and my stomach is sick, but it's all in my head, but she's touching his chest now..", the images that are shown in the video are of Othello having nightmares where his wife and Cassio sleeping together.

Trifles

Plays are often easier to understand when they are seen and not read. Watching the clip of "Trifles," a play written by Susan Glaspell, gave me an understanding of the mood and situation in the play that the reading did not. The clip has very spooky background music which added tension to the story. The dark lighting used in the house of the clip helps illustrate the mysterious and suspenseful tone of the play. The clip shows the faces and expressions of Mrs Peter and Mrs Hale as they were unveiling the death of Mr Wright and the woman who killed him while he was asleep. While reading the play it was hard to know who was talking when and how the death of Mr Wright happened, but after watching the clip all the pieces came together.