Gatsby and Othello both retained many qualities granting them success …show more content…
Othello, successful in the Venetian military, and Gatsby, rewarding in the bootlegging business, each directly victimized themselves through love and jealousy, false honesty and the deception of appearance versus reality. Love being the greatest flaw each presented, lead them into a jealous rage in which they were unable to grasp their personal morals. The protagonists were mutual in the delusion of honesty and investment of trust within the other characters, which resulted in their inability to distinguish appearance from reality. In conclusion, both novels conveyed a powerful plot that created suspense as both Gatsby and Othello drifted from their success landing them in a downward spiral of