Time and Fate in Shakespeare's Othello and Cinthio's "The Moor of Venice"

Hallett Smith Prize;Hallett Smith Prize for Essay Devoted to Shakespeare;Hixon Writing Center

Nety, Suchita Patil ; Unknown, Unknown

University:California Institute of Technology

Department:Humanities and Social Sciences

关键词: Hallett Smith Prize;    Hallett Smith Prize for Essay Devoted to Shakespeare;    Hixon Writing Center;   

Others  :  https://thesis.library.caltech.edu/9657/1/Suchita%20Nety_Hallett%20Smith.pdf

美国|英语

来源: Caltech THESIS

【 摘 要 】

[Introduction]Giraldi Cinthio's short story "The Moor of Venice" forms the basis for WilliamShakespeare's tragedy Othello. In addition to altering a number of minor aspects of the originaltale, Shakespeare also introduces several overarching changes to the narrative by shortening thetime frame of the story and excluding fate as a primary driving force of the plot. By diminishingthe consequences of time and fate, Shakespeare allows the characters and their inner motivationsto be at the forefront of the action.