Which to me is important because i think one should want to connect with their audience.The setting is moved into a modern high school that also includes action scenes. A challenge Nelson faced was to be able to create problems that teenagers experience on their life that are similar to the ones in Othello. Which to me raised problem as to how he will stay true to the theme of racism. Nelson changes Othello's name to Odin and the main focus to his race and skin color rather than outside ethnicity . The entire production works in Nelsons favor because he adopted enough of the problems that are comparable and realistic that fit into the time period he is adapting Othello …show more content…
Which was a black man marrying a white woman. Something that is unheard and looked down upon in the time period of the play. And the fact that people didn't like a black man being in such high power.The actors playing the characters do a good job of depicting the conflict between different races and sex. Nelson's usage of theme relates to the acts of envy and trust in a modern setting. The idea of race is definitely well known in this film, considering "O" incorporates the use of slang such as the n-word to create a more realistic take on the environment that Othello took place in. Problems that sprung up is that Oden had to face more problems that had to deal with the expectations others had for him rather than his own values. Odin must prove himself to others because he is a transfer student from a different high school and playing basketball on a team full of white people which makes a modern cliché of racism. However, this is nowhere near the type of racism experienced in Shakespeare’s version. On the other hand, Nelson portrays the themes of envy and trust, where Odin views Mike's body in the mirror rather than his own, allowing this imagery to reveal that Odin has a definitive jealous idea and wishes to be someone else. Both of these directors do well recreating Shakespeare's work with the overall ideas that Shakespeare had in mind though in different settings and with different themes being