Research on "The Picture of Dorian Gray"

Everyone will research and post the following for 3rd marking period Blog as we are about to embark on Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray

• Aestheticism: a 19th century movement that advocated art for "art's sake"
  
• Decadents: Being in a state of decline or decay
  
• Victorianism: the distinctive character, thought, tendencies, etc., of the Victorian period.

Biography on Oscar Wilde.
Born: October 16, 1854
Wilde's education:
Portora Royal School[ Enniskillen, County Fermanagh] (1864-71)
Trinity College [Dublin] (1871-74)
Magdalen College[ Oxford](1874-78)
Married: Constance Lloyd
Children: Two sons
Lovers: Lord Alfred Douglas
Crimes/Arrests: He was incarcerated for two years for his homosexual relationship (Sodomy).
Tragedies:
Death of wife: 1898
Literary Works:
Lady Windermere's Fan
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Picture of Dorian Gray
A Woman of No Importance
An Ideal Husband
His Death: November 30, 1900
Any particular quotes that you like:
"A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction. "- Oscar Wilde

OTHELLO ACT IV (Script)

ACT IV- Scene I

SETTING: MANSION in FLORIDA

[The scene starts in a secluded area behind the mansion]

(Iago and Othello enter the set)
IAGO: Yo Othello, Did you know that Cassio just told me he f**ked your girl?
OTHELLO: What the hell?! That ugly a** b**** slept with my girl?
IAGO: Man, if you don't believe me, I got a plan to get him to open up.
OTHELLO: Alright, I'm down man. Tell me the plan.
IAGO: This is how it's going to go down: First I'm gonna start up a conversation and all you gotta do is hide and listen carefully.
OTHELLO: I got it man, lets go.
(CASSIO enters the scene. OTHELLO is secretly hiding and listening to everything.)

CASSIO: Hey man, what have you been up to?
IAGO: Oh nothing, just chilling, doing the usual. How’s Bianca?
CASSIO: Everything’s good. I mean I know she loves me and everything but I am not ready to settle down. If I have to marry her at this very minute it would not be for love. I still got many wild years ahead of me. Too many gals and not enough time.
(IAGO laughs)
CASSIO: Nah, but on the real side, I like her but I don’t know if it’s love.
(OTHELLO is secretly listening to the conversation that he thinks is about DESDEMONA and not BIANCA)
(BIANCA storms into the room interrupting the conversation)

BIANCA: Give this bracelet back to the slut who it belongs to.
CASSIO: What the hell do you mean?
BIANCA: O shut up, I know you’re screwing around behind my back! Man wh*re!
CASSIO: What–
(BIANCA runs away and CASSIO follows her)
(OTHELLO steps out of the shadows in cool hatred)

OTHELLO: How am I gonna kill him, Iago?
IAGO: Shank that dude.
OTHELLO: How am I gonna kill Desdemona for her slutatious ways? POISON!!!
IAGO: No brother! Poisoning is not the way to go. Strangling is.
OTHELLO: Good, Good!
IAGO: I’ll do you a favor and kill Cassio for you. I’ll get back to you before midnight.

(DESDEMONA appears on the set with LODOVICO her kinsman)

LODOVICO: The Mayor wants Othello to return to New York and Cassio to stay in Florida and handle all the business matter out here.
DESDEMONA (excitedly): Yay!

(OTHELLO storms into the scene)

DESDEMONA: Othello, what’s happening?!
OTHELLO: Shut up sl*t!
DESDEMONA: Othello, if you don’t stop it right now I will leave!
OTHELLO: W****!
(DESDEMONA runs out the scene)
(LODOVICO stands there surprised)

LODOVICO: Othello! That is no way to treat a woman! Go and bring her back!
OTHELLO: DESDEMONA!

(DESDEMONA enters the scene)DESDEMONA: What?!
OTHELLO: You lying tr*mp! Now Leave!
(DESDEMONA leaves the scene)

ACT IV- Scene II

[The scene starts with OTHELLO and EMILIA in one of rooms in the mansion]

OTHELLO: Yo! Do you know if Desdemona has been cheating on me?
EMILIA: No, why are you saying that? I’ve been around her and nothing shady has been going down.
OTHELLO: Liar!
EMILIA: Look, nothing has been going down. So drop it. You know Dessy has been nothing but loyal to you.
OTHELLO (frustrated): Get the f*** out! Stop defending that wh*re!
(DESDEMONA enters the scene a few moments later.)
OTHELLO (calmly): Come over here Dessy.
(DESDEMONA walks over afraid)
OTHELLO: What are you to me?
DESDEMONA: A faithful wife.
OTHELLO: You damn liar! You’re a whore!
DESDEMONA: Othello! All those rumors are nothing but lies! I can’t believe you’d accuse me of such nonsense!
OTHELLO: Whatever was said in here, stays in here.

(As EMILIA re-enters the scene to check up on DESDEMONA, OTHELLO leaves the room.)

EMILIA: Are you alright?
DESDEMONA: I don’t know if this is reality or just a dream... Can you go look for Iago? I need to speak to him.
EMILIA (suspiciously): Alright…
(IAGO enters the scene a few minutes later.)

DESDEMONA: I really need your advice.
IAGO: Desdemona just leave him alone for now. He has a lot on his mind and he’ll get over it as soon as the air is clear.
(DESDEMONA leaves the room)

(IAGO pulls out his iPhone and calls RODERIGO)

RODERIGO: What it do.
IAGO: I have a mission for you. You will go out and kill Cassio.
RODERIGO: And why would I go and kill a dude?
IAGO: You foolish cat! If you kill Cassio, Othello will be forced to stay here in Florida.
RODERIGO: And I want Othello here because???
IAGO: Desdemona. If he stays here, Desdemona will stay here closer to you. Wouldn’t you like that?
RODERIGO: Fine then I’ll get it done as soon as possible.
IAGO: That’s exactly what I wanted to hear.

ACT IV- Scene III

[Scene starts in OTHELLO & DESDEMONA's bedroom]
(DESDEMONA is sitting in her bedroom in her Victoria Secret lingerie. EMILIA is combing her hair)

DESDEMONA (humming as she looks at the door): The poor soul sat [sighing] by a sycamore tree…
EMILIA: O Dessy stop singing that pathetic song.
DESDEMONA: You don't understand what I'm going through right now. All I've done to him is love him since the day I met him. And all of a sudden I am this whore who cheats on her husband.
EMILIA: Well I'd understand why us ladies cheat on men. We are treated like scums and whores and we have to find us love somewhere else.
DESDEMONA: But I have not done nothing wrong.
EMILIA: It's ok, it will all be fine in a minute.
DESDEMONA: I guess, well I'll just wait for him here. You go and catch some Z's. Night Night.
EMILIA: Night Night

(DESDEMONA now on her bed)

DESDEMONA: Good night, good night. Heaven me such uses send. Not to pick bad from bad, but by bad mend!

[Scene fades]

Character Sketch (Othello ACT IV)

Character Sketch
Othello ACT IV

OTHELLO Terrence Howard
Othello is the play’s protagonist. He is a Moor who everybody believed to be a master of all situations. However he has changed into a revengeful, spiteful, full of hatred, and easily manipulated person when he is told about his wife’s affair. Terrence Howard is a man who has created characters with depth and emotions. He made a pimp into a likeable character with his movie Hustle & Flow and a changing man should be no stretch for him. Terrence can start the film as a man of honor and end the film with a man stripped of his honor. He can easily be liked and easily hated. And that my friend, is a leading actor.








IAGO William Dafoe
Iago is the play’s antagonist. He becomes very revengeful and starts planting lies into Othello’s head when another man is promoted to lieutenant rather than him. William Dafoe is an actor who is no stranger to villains. Playing the Green Goblin in Spiderman made fans all across the world love to hate him and is what earned him this villainous role. His facial expressions, tone of voice, and acting abilities can make the big screen Iago a villain of the ages. He is also a funding member of The Wooster Group, a non profit theater organization that puts on plays for audiences to enjoy. Coincidentally, the next featured play for the Wooster Group is one of Shakespeare’s gems: Hamlet.







DESDEMONA Kate Winslet
Desdemona is Othello’s wife and is the woman accused of having an affair with Cassio. Kate Winslet has defined herself as one of the great actresses of her generation. Coming from a family of stage actors, playing one of Othello’s leading ladies won’t be hard for Ms. Winslet to translate on to the big screen. Kate Winslet is known for her dramatic chops and flawless talent. She can make Desdemona into a dynamic character with her experience in dramas and Shakespeare background. Five Oscar Nominations ain’t too shabby either.








CASSIO Leonardo DiCaprio
Cassio is the root of Iago’s revenge and becomes a piece in Iago’s game. Filling in Cassio’s shoes is one of the greatest actors of his generation: Leonardo DiCaprio. The three time Oscar nominee has played many characters on the big screen including Romeo in William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet. Leonardo DiCaprio’s heartthrob looks can easily make Terrence Howard’s Othello believe the affair Iago is making him believe. Also, reuniting him with his Titanic co-star, Kate Winslet, equals big box office money.








BIANCA Kate Bosworth
Bianca is Cassio’s lover and believes she will get married to Cassio by love and not promise. Kate Bosworth is a young actress who will find no struggle in making Bianca’s virginal views look flawless on screen. Ms. Bosworth’s baby face fits Bianca’s character perfectly because everyone married for promise and not love back in the time of Othello and she still believes she is going to marry for love. She can easily play this character that still believes like a child and not an adult. Casting her in this will no doubt put her back in the limelight and shrug off that dry box office spell she has been experiencing lately.








EMILIA Rachel McAdams
Emilia is Iago’s wife and is the person who defends Desdemona against the adultery accusations. Being Iago’s wife, Emilia needs someone strong and confident to play her and who better than Rachel McAdams. Rachel has easily transformed herself from a snotty high school student to a past lover to an abducted woman on a plane. She has great screen presence and has the ability to take the role of Iago’s wife. As they say in Hollywood, it takes a villain to know a villain and like she proved in Mean Girls she can be pretty evil.








RODERIGO Jack Nicholson
Roderigo is the man who is sent to kill Cassio for his affair with Desdemona. Roderigo has also been in love with Desdemona for quite some time and is delighted with the plan. Jack Nicholson is a man who had garnered twelve Oscar nominations and if that doesn’t speak for itself than what does? He has the looks of a man looking for revenge for a lost love. He has the acting chops to show Roderigo’s anger. And he sure does have the power to kill Cassio and show no remorse. Say hello to nomination number thirteen from Mr. Oscar.








LODOVICO Ryan Gosling
Lodovico is Desdemona’s kinsmen and has a small role in the feature film. Ryan Gosling is known for his indie films and is Hollywood’s latest “It” boy. His acting abilities will come to good use when he shows his disapproval of Othello’s behavior towards Desdemona. Not only will his acting have the critics roaring, but his reunion with ex- flame Rachel McAdams will have the tabloids stirring.