yes and shakespeare would indeed have be proud . laurence fishburne be not at his best but certainly not bad . kenneth brannagh on the other hand be brilliant . his scheming be wonderful a be his toying with the audience . very nice work . there be at time too little drama where more would have be expect . cassio slaying and for instance and be a bit clouded by too much happen to far apart and cause the spectator to twist his head to grasp it all . do i mention michael maloney . his madness striken roderigo be unusual while annoy even . if you haven not see othello before and see this . if you haven not read othello and see this . if you haven not hear othello and see this . you do and on the other hand and do yourself a favour by read it and see it acted onstage and hear it sing too .