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Compare and Contrast: Oedipus and Othello
When comparing and contrasting the character's Oedipus and Othello by
means of the different theatrical practices, one must take in account that there
have been many interpretations, and productions of each of their respected plays.
The differing presentations of each may lead someone to think differently about
the play than another would. In comparing and c ....
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.... theater, which places high emphasis on the
realistic. The style used in classical Greece was presentational which, because
of the use of the mask, gave no illusion that this story is happening before
their eyes. The audience is reminded that they are watching a play, and not
merely observing life. Thus, the use of the thrust stage is the only similarity
of the two types of presentation. Othello is a purely illusionistic play,
whereas Oedipus Rex is one that when ....
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