I just watched Titus again, and I must say it's much better the second time around, as with most of Shakspeare's works. On first viewing only the sum of the plot was apparent to me, but having seen it again the depth becomes apparent. How it comments on pity and revenge and what justice really is (and how it is meted out). I'll have to go and get Othello now, though, because the most heartless villain (about whom the Godlessness was impressed as well) was a Moor, and the only black character. Not being familiar with Othello I'm forced to wonder if this is a sort of common racist theme of ol' Billy's; personification of evil in the form of a black man... I dunno, we'll see, this is merely a working hypothesis.
More Blogs
-
0
Monday Sep 15, 2003
I'm taking two days off from my kitchen, I plan to use one of those t… -
1
Saturday Sep 13, 2003
I was going to post an entry that was totally honest, forthright and … -
0
Thursday Sep 11, 2003
This is the first day in awhile I've felt connected to life. It's odd… -
3
Wednesday Sep 10, 2003
Wow. I finally found a thread that made me feel ill. -
0
Tuesday Sep 09, 2003
I find it just a little odd that people can't seem to tell when I'm b… -
0
Monday Sep 08, 2003
This was the first day in a long time I really thought something infl… -
1
Sunday Sep 07, 2003
I've been doing alot of thinking while avoiding thinking... ...and… -
0
Saturday Sep 06, 2003
Money. Yep that's what it's all about. That and sex. But I don't have… -
1
Friday Sep 05, 2003
If anyone ever realises how much I like to fuck with shit, such as sy… -
2
Wednesday Sep 03, 2003
I just had this idea to create art to decorate my place such that it …
But was Othello a villian? I have always thought of him as the victim.
Titus was great, I loved the way they handled the rape scene, it could have been so cheesy, but the way they filmed it worked really well.