
Othello
Shakespeare Appreciated: (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)
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Narrated by:
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Joan Walker
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Jude Akuwudike
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Nick Murchie
To help you get the most out of Shakespeare, the narrator offers historical insights and background information, so you can enjoy the jokes, appreciate the references, and get a real sense of Shakespeare's world. The unabridged drama is also presented without commentary.
If school turned you off Shakespeare, find out what you've been missing all these years with this beautifully crafted audio presentation.
From the creators of SmartPass audio education study guides, voted third in a national poll to find the UK's favourite audibook (2008). Winners of 3 Spoken Word Awards for Best Drama (2004), Best Original Audio and Best Publishing Initiative (2005).
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I purchased the ebook: Othello (Folger Shakespeare Library) and followed along the written text as it was being performed via this audiobook to further my understanding of the play. This dual methodology provided even more clarity of understanding.
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When I started listening to the version with commentaries, I was concerned that the commentaries might over explain the scenes and prevent me from appreciating the play from my own perspective. However, I listened on and was delighted to find that my worries were unfounded. The commentaries were copious and insightful enough to ensure effortless understanding of the context and language of the dialogue, but they did not preempt independent appreciation of the play overall.
In sum, I enjoyed this audiobook and gladly recommend it.
Good dramatization; pleasant commentary
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What did you love best about Othello?
Excellent narration, informative background information, and superb performance. I learned a great deal, yet was thoroughly entertained. Though I thought I knew the play, the explanatory narrative gave me new insight into the motives of the characters.What other book might you compare Othello to and why?
The final scene, when Iago got his comeuppance.Othello: Shakespeare Appreciated
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The recording has the option to listen to the play "with commentary" or without, and while the idea of a "with commentary" production could have been a good one, it is marred by the need of the commenter to explain almost every line of the play. Not every line of Shakespeare is difficult or archaic and the reasonably astute listener can follow much of it without the interrupting explanation that breaks up the action. While some commenting on the more difficult passages is indeed quite useful, the benefits of those explanations are outweighed by the constant interruption of the flow of the play. For this reason, after the first two Acts I switched and listened to the without commentary section of the recording. Where there was something difficult to understand it was easy to pause the recording and find an explanation on-line.
However, the actors who read the play did so beautifully and made me pleased to have purchased this recording.
Excellent cast, overdone commentary
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I thought having the commentary and explanations was a great idea, but I soon realized why it's optional: it is irritating. Too many close-together interruptions, it all sounded like she was telling the most inCREDible, asTOUNding, aMAZing (insert photo of astonished, eyes-popping-out narrator here) story to a four-year-old in order to keep his attention. Not nearly as effective as a more subdued, serious tone would have been. We bought the book, so we're already listening.
waaaayyy too excited
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This audiobook is a good idea but the irritating musical doodle should have undergone some mastering (it's as if they thought you were going to fall asleep so they blasted some middle-ages' heavy metal into your ear to wake you up and remind you that you were still in Venice...Thank you!!!! but no thank you...). The acting was dull and courageously anemic at best...enough said. I did not return this because I intend to listen to it again because of the good tidbits on history, too bad the acting was not to my tastes.
I will however recommend this to anyone who wants to get into Shakey's world. There are some real gems of history polished throughout.
Courageously Anemic at Best
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