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Example:
How have modern adaptations of Shakespeare’s Othello dealt with the theme of racism through casting, staging and allusion to contemporary events?
Othello: The Tragedy of Othello, the Moore of Venice, Un Capitano Moro, The Moorish Captain
Racism: prejudice, bigotry, inequality, injustice, bias, discrimination
Theatrical Development: casting, staging, allusion, production, themes, selection, direction, rendering, depiction
