The Adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Othello in Nicole Galland’s I, Iago
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https://doi.org/10.17507/jltr.1601.28Keywords:
adaptation, race, representation of women, Othello, ShakespeareAbstract
This study aims to identify how Nicole Galland’s novel I, Iago is considered an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play Othello in terms of race, class, and the representation of women. Additionally, the study attempts to compare and contrast the adaptation and the source play in terms of the themes of race, class, and the representation of women. To achieve the objectives of the study, the novel is analyzed through the theory of adaptation. The study concludes with an examination of how Galland’s I, Iago adhered faithfully to the events portrayed in Shakespeare’s play Othello, while also illuminating the ambiguities inherent in Shakespeare’s titular work.
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