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Othello is actually a play dominated not by race, but by love and a great villain – Iago. A forensic psychiatrist helps to analyze this extraordinary psychopath and how he manipulates Othello...
- Racial Prejudice in Othello
David Harewood discusses how Othello’s black character...
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Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale,” written during the period...
- Racial Prejudice in Othello
David Harewood discusses how Othello's black character brought racial prejudices. He also shares his experience on being the first black actor to play Othello.
- Shakespeare Uncovered
- 53 min
Feb 18, 2015 · In 1997, David Harewood was the first black actor to play Othello on stage at the National Theatre in London. In this episode, he unravels the complex issues of prejudice and jealousy that...
Feb 5, 2015 · Shakespeare Uncovered. Othello with David Harewood. Season 2 Episode 4 | 53m 05s. Astonishingly, David Harewood was the first black actor to play the great Moorish Venetian general Othello at London’s National Theatre, triumphantly taking on the role—but not until 1997.
A forensic psychiatrist helps to analyze Iago ( an extraordinary psychopath) and how he manipulates Othello by persuading him that his wife is having an affair.
- 34 sec
Shakespeare Uncovered. Othello with David Harewood | Preview. David Harewood was the first black actor to play Othello at London’s National Theatre, triumphantly taking on the role in 1997. Now he returns to the play to discover how the centuries have changed our views of it.
David Harewood analyzes the great villan Iago and how he manipulates Othello.
