[Fanmix] Othello - Shadow Of Doubt
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athenaltenaSince it's request month at the FST community, someone asked for anything Shakespeare, and I just happen to be reading Othello in one of my classes, how could I not?
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01. Agnus Dei - Rufus Wainwright
(Instrumental + Latin)
An appropriately dramatic overture for an appropriately depressing play.
02. I'm Finding It Harder (To Be A Gentleman Everyday) - The White Stripes
Well I'm finding it harder
to be a gentleman every day
all the manners that I've been taught
have slowly died away
but if I held the door open for you
It wouldn't make your day
Iago makes it clear from the start what's motivating him: Pure, unadulterated hate for Othello and an urge to make him suffer for his supposed betrayal.
03. Sail Away - David Gray
Sail away with me honey
I put my heart in your hands
Sail away with me honey now, now, now
Sail away with me
What will be will be
I wanna hold you now
Othello and Desdemona get married before he goes to Cyprus so he has something to come back to, and they truly love each other. Which just makes what happens next all the more painful...
04. She Is - The Fray
It's all up in the air and we stand still to see what comes down
I don't know where it is, I don't know when, but I want you around
When it falls into place with you and I, we go from if to when
Your side and mine are both behind it's indication
Poor Rodriego. He's hopelessly in love with Desdemona and is a prime target for Iago to manipulate.
05. Wrapped Around Your Finger - The Police
Devil and the deep blue sea behind me
Vanish in the air you'll never find me
I will turn your face to alabaster
When you find your servant is your master
"Honest Iago" as he is known is anything but, and he sets a plethora of things into motion to disgrace Othello while pretending to have his best interests in mind.
06. Waver - Yoko Kanno
(Instrumental)
Unfortunately, Iago's deceit works on Othello, and he begins to question Desdemona's loyalty after she so readily left her father, and wonder if she'd do the same to him...
07. Thrown Away - Vast
There's a sun, there's a ground under my feet
There is almost nothing in between
Now I'm left like a flag atop a moon
Precious one, you have abandoned me
The finding of the handkerchief Othello gave to Desdemona convinces Othello that he has been betrayed, and things go downhill from there...
08. Possession - Sarah McLachlan
And I would be the one
To hold you down
Kiss you so hard
I’ll take your breath away
And after I’d wipe away the tears
Just close your eyes dear
Desdemona tries to tell Othello that she's always been loyal to him, but the seed of doubt has been planted, and it's already too late.
09. This Is How A Heart Breaks - Rob Thomas
This is it now
Everybody get down
This is all I can take
This is how a heart breaks
Othello finally snaps and suffocates Desdemona in his rage.
10. King Nothing - Metallica
Then it all crashes down
And you break your crown
And you point your finger
But there's no one around
Othello finally realizes that he's been toyed with too late, and he's left with no choice but to kill himself to save himself from disgrace.
11. Look What You've Done - Jet
Oh, look what you've done
You've made a fool of everyone
Oh, well it seems like such fun
Until you lose what you have won
Even though he's taken off to be tortured and executed, Iago still feels triumphant, having accomplished his goal.
12. Street Spirit (Fade Out) - Radiohead
This machine will will not communicate these thoughts
And the strain I am under
Be a world child form a circle before we all go under
And fade out again and fade out again
As the curtain drops the audience is left with the thought "There but for the grace of God go I..." and the idea that paranoia can destroy even the most loving relationship.
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01. Agnus Dei - Rufus Wainwright
(Instrumental + Latin)
An appropriately dramatic overture for an appropriately depressing play.
02. I'm Finding It Harder (To Be A Gentleman Everyday) - The White Stripes
Well I'm finding it harder
to be a gentleman every day
all the manners that I've been taught
have slowly died away
but if I held the door open for you
It wouldn't make your day
Iago makes it clear from the start what's motivating him: Pure, unadulterated hate for Othello and an urge to make him suffer for his supposed betrayal.
03. Sail Away - David Gray
Sail away with me honey
I put my heart in your hands
Sail away with me honey now, now, now
Sail away with me
What will be will be
I wanna hold you now
Othello and Desdemona get married before he goes to Cyprus so he has something to come back to, and they truly love each other. Which just makes what happens next all the more painful...
04. She Is - The Fray
It's all up in the air and we stand still to see what comes down
I don't know where it is, I don't know when, but I want you around
When it falls into place with you and I, we go from if to when
Your side and mine are both behind it's indication
Poor Rodriego. He's hopelessly in love with Desdemona and is a prime target for Iago to manipulate.
05. Wrapped Around Your Finger - The Police
Devil and the deep blue sea behind me
Vanish in the air you'll never find me
I will turn your face to alabaster
When you find your servant is your master
"Honest Iago" as he is known is anything but, and he sets a plethora of things into motion to disgrace Othello while pretending to have his best interests in mind.
06. Waver - Yoko Kanno
(Instrumental)
Unfortunately, Iago's deceit works on Othello, and he begins to question Desdemona's loyalty after she so readily left her father, and wonder if she'd do the same to him...
07. Thrown Away - Vast
There's a sun, there's a ground under my feet
There is almost nothing in between
Now I'm left like a flag atop a moon
Precious one, you have abandoned me
The finding of the handkerchief Othello gave to Desdemona convinces Othello that he has been betrayed, and things go downhill from there...
08. Possession - Sarah McLachlan
And I would be the one
To hold you down
Kiss you so hard
I’ll take your breath away
And after I’d wipe away the tears
Just close your eyes dear
Desdemona tries to tell Othello that she's always been loyal to him, but the seed of doubt has been planted, and it's already too late.
09. This Is How A Heart Breaks - Rob Thomas
This is it now
Everybody get down
This is all I can take
This is how a heart breaks
Othello finally snaps and suffocates Desdemona in his rage.
10. King Nothing - Metallica
Then it all crashes down
And you break your crown
And you point your finger
But there's no one around
Othello finally realizes that he's been toyed with too late, and he's left with no choice but to kill himself to save himself from disgrace.
11. Look What You've Done - Jet
Oh, look what you've done
You've made a fool of everyone
Oh, well it seems like such fun
Until you lose what you have won
Even though he's taken off to be tortured and executed, Iago still feels triumphant, having accomplished his goal.
12. Street Spirit (Fade Out) - Radiohead
This machine will will not communicate these thoughts
And the strain I am under
Be a world child form a circle before we all go under
And fade out again and fade out again
As the curtain drops the audience is left with the thought "There but for the grace of God go I..." and the idea that paranoia can destroy even the most loving relationship.
