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Your assignment is to prepare and submit a paper on comparison of sophocles oedipus and william shakespeares othello.
Your assignment is to prepare and submit a paper on comparison of sophocles oedipus and william shakespeares othello. The easiest way to have a striking impact on the viewers would the conceptualization of a character that would never leave the mind of the viewers, keeping them bound to the grief of a tragic hero. However, based on the processor reasons for the downfall of the character, the readers’ grief may vary. That is, if the downfall of the character is due to his/her own actions, then the readers may not grieve and instead will justify that ending. However, if the downfall of a character is due to fate or other characters’ actions or even due to god, then they will feel for that character. So, this paper focus on the protagonists of Sophocles Oedipus and William Shakespeare’s Othello and will discuss that the downfall of Oedipus is mainly due to the work of the gods and his fate, while the downfall of Othello is self-inflicted.
Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles, is about Oedipus who after becoming the King of Thebes was destroyed by his fate. Oedipus was born to King Laius of Thebes and Queen Jocasta, but King Laius fearing the prophecy that he would be killed by his own son, Oedipus, orders him to be killed. However, the prophecy comes true when Oedipus due to the actions of a superior power kills King Laius without knowing that he was his biological father. Then the other prophecy of Oedipus marrying his mother also came true, when he married Queen Jocasta. When he came to know about both this crimes, he repents for all his offenses. Othello, a tragedy by William Shakespeare focuses on the theme of suspicion, love, and treachery. Othello, a black general is detested by Iago for he has promoted Cassio. Iago is desperate to avenge Othello and he uses Cassio to make Othello believe that his wife, Desdemona was having an affair with Cassio. Iago succeeds in his endeavor when Othello blinded by suspicion kills his wife. But he is .repentant when he comes to know the whole truth and commits suicide out of the guilt of killing his innocent wife.
