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Manga Shakespeare: Othello
Othello and As You Like It are the newest additions to the imaginative world of Manga Shakespeare. In the face of the false evidence produced by the conniving Iago, Othello cannot trust his wife, and his mistrust leads to the playP level: Z
Paperback, 208 pages
Published
March 1st 2009
by Amulet Books
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manga lovers who need some Shakespeare in their life
Entertaining manga version of the classic Shakespeare tale. I chuckled a lot, despite the obvious tragedy. Readers accustomed to graphic novels should note this is true manga style, with classic Japanese manga-style characters. The Moor has wings, and Iago sports a feminine cast with the classic razor-bob-hairstyle of sly manga bad guys. And that's just the beginning (Desdemona with bunny ears? Sexy female senators chained to the three-eyed Duke of Venice, anyone?)
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I read this as like a precursor/reading alongside Othello because I really don't understand Shakespeare and I thought this might give me some idea of the plot so I could follow the actual play better. I think it serves its purpose in that regard, and it does use Shakespeare's original language, it's just highly abridged. So I wouldn't recommend it as a standalone.
I suppose I should review this since I would never assign a book this bad to my students, but maybe under the right circumstances I'll suggest that someone look at it. Feh!
As expected of Shakespeare, the story comes with a tragic end that provokes readers to anger. A straightforward story of deceit with lessons to be learnt.
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