Othello (the yaoi manga) has nothing to do with Othello (the Shakespeare play)

Bob

The lack of Shakespearean yaoi in general bugs me, but this is just stupid. None of the characters are even named Othello. Whoever made that piece of shit should be sued.

Tnu1138

Well Othello (the play) doesn't ahve much to do with Othello (the original story) either.

Bob

To be fair, isn't the original story named something entirely different?

Tnu1138

now that you mention it I think it is.

Bob

Anyway, I just think that, as homoerotic as a lot of Shakespeare's plays were, it's just wrong that there's so little slash of them.

Tnu1138

Try Romeo X Juliette.

DYRE

Romeo X Juliet is not yaoi, and also has remarkably little to do with the play it's named after (apart from character names).

Tnu1138

Honestly Romeo X Juliette just sounds like a pairing.

Forzare

[(Romeo X Juliet) + (Poison + Knife)] / Stupidity = Death

GLORIOUSLeader

Real slash (and some supported in the subtext) would be Romeo/Mercutio. 

Tnu1138

and the moral of the story boys and girls. Love at first sight is shallow and stupid. Choose wisely.

GLORIOUSLeader

Yeah, what a terrible, weird moral. 

Tnu1138

not that terrible the relationship was doomed from day one.