Compare And Contrast All Night Long And Othello

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The Shakespearian tragedy usually includes manipulation, betrayal and over all jealously. In “All Night Long” directed by Basil Derdan, all of those aspects can be seen within the film. Though they are included, the way the film follows the tragic structure can be both conventional and unconventional, seeing as we do get most of the aspects of a tragic structure throughout, but not a drastic downfall. All Night Long and Othello share many differences in time, place, and action, but similarities in the story line. The translation of the film changes a drastic amount that it is not seen as a tragedy.

All Night Long may not end off on a tragedy, but aspects of a tragic structure are still used throughout the film. When Johnny Cousin, which …show more content…

Delia and Desdemona both hold objects close to their heart given to them by Rex and Othello. One being a cigarette case and the other a handkerchief. When both misplace them, Rex and Othello both ask them for the objects to see if they have them and not given it to their “lovers”. Othello gets his ultimate “proof” by hiding and listening in on Iago and Casio’s conversation, while Rex gets his “proof” by listening to a recording between Delia and Cass taped by Johnny. The gender dynamic is also seen in both the play and the film adaption. In Othello, Desdemona puts Othello above everyone else, this is seen when she says “but here’s my husband. And so much duty as my mother showed to you, preferring you before her father, so much I challenge that I profess due to the Moor my lord” (Act 1, Scene 3: 185-189). Desdemona is putting Othello above her own father and is going against him. We see this similarity in All Night Long when Delia gives up her singing carrer after marrying Rex because he told her to. It is quotes from Delia herself that we see how much influence Rex has over her, “I put him above everything else in the world” and when asked to join a band with Johnny she says “If I did I’d loose Rex”. Overall the whole film changes the dynamic of the play, but it still interprets many important aspects of the play

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