Othello Book Vs Movie Essay

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In the first version being the movie, Cassio had a mischievous and sneaky look on his face, his hair and facial hair was all black and more along the lines of evil-looking. He had a rough facial expression with curly short hair and a long mustache with a short beard. The first expression he gave was a smirk which reminded me of deceivable. Desdemona on the other hand had long black/brown hair with large teeth and a squared face. She looked older and taller than what I had in mind. Her eyes were dark and her skin was pale, she reminded me of a ghost with no life or passion. She has this worried look displayed on her face and rarely expresses her smile, although when she does it looks fake and doesn’t show life through it like I pictured.

When I first read the book, Cassio came to mind as a taller stronger built man. I choose this image because he was what every girl would have fallen for. He would
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I liked the comic book because the characters facial expressions were just how i imagined their personalities. For example Cassio has a long square like face with pointy facial structures, which reflect how deceiving yet handsome he appeals to the readers. He comes off a tall and strong built man but has small eyes to throw off his honest look, also with small lips which also appealed to me like tricky. Desdemona had long blond hair, although her face was more circle like she still had quite a long face and her neck seeming long as well. Her complexion was also pale and her expressions in the first couple pages seemed lifeless just as i interpreted. I liked the movie the least because it was more dull with the characters and didn't show how their actions really reflected on how they appear which was really important for me to visualize and a lot more characters looked different then what i had in

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