The Bible says that jealousy is as cruel as the grave and that it is the rage of a man.

The British poet William Blake said that though cruelty has a human heart, jealousy has a human face.
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There is a long tradition of adapting the plays of William Shakespeare to a new time, place and milieu, so it is no shock that someone would rework Othello in an American high school basketball setting in the 1990s.

The surprise is that director Tim Blake Nelson, with his deft touch, and writer Brad Kaaya, with his sophisticated script, have done such a fine job of setting up the drama in this youthful environment without losing the essence of the play.
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