I. Intro
A. Shakespeare’s “Othello’ was a very unusual play for the renaissance time period because race plays a mildly important role, which brings to light the racial views of Britain during this time period. There are also adaptations of “Othello” where race plays a different role. Insert Thesis about the significance of race
B. Othello Shakespeare
C. Film portrayal
D. Overall race in Othello
II. Differences in portrayal and significance of Othello’s Race
A. “Welles’s” Othello
B. Details about movie adaptation and actors
III. Shakespeare’s Othello
A. Role of race in play
B. Ideals of Shakespeare
IV. Films and other adaptations
A. Role of race in these
B. Ideals of time period
V. How they are both different
A. I.e. one makes race more significant than other
B. Ideas different
VI. How they are both similar in terms of race
A. Both show Othello as a black person
B. Other similarities
VII. Overall significance of Shakespeare’s portrayal of race
A. Historical meaning
B. Social construct of different time periods and ideals of each time
VIII. Conclusion
A. How is race portrayed in Shakespeare’s “Othello” and how does this portrayal differ amongst different representations of the play?
B. How are film and modern adaptations different
C. What is the overall significance of race in “Othello”
D. Etc
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