Essay on Oedipus the King, Othello and A Doll's House.
As in the play Oedipus the King, the major theme in Othello is man's inability to distinguish between what seems to be and what is reliable. Explain how this shared theme of "uncertain vision" is treated somewhat differently in Othello than it is in Oedipus the King.
Both the Shakespeare's Othello and Sophocles' Oedipus the King are based on the idea of uncertain vision. However, the reason supporting the tragedy and the unknown concepts that ensue from each other is typically different in the plays. In the Oedipus play, it is the inescapable clutches of destiny that cause the protagonists not to see whatever is going on behind their backs. Alternatively, in Othello, the reason behind the uncertain vision and the tragedy has a …show more content…
For Othello, the uncertain vision that he encounters is largely as a result of the manipulations of lago and his extreme jealousy (Bethell, 71). His susceptibility to lago's blandishments and his intense jealousy make Othello perceive things differently from what they truly are. Othello sees intrigues and affairs where there are none. After discovering the truth, he utters his speech in the bitter pain of being able to see clearly. Othello's blindness is caused by the actual innocence of Desdemona and the passion of jealousy that is inflamed by the plotting of lago. Alternatively, his failure is the inability to judge character. His is blind to the loyalty of Desdemona and lago's villainy. He hardly seeks alternative explanations for observed facts.
In Othello and A Doll's House, we see a marriage disintegrate because of actions initiated by an evil character. Compare Krogstad's and Lagos's motivations, identifying to what degree either character is personally responsible for the final destruction of either
As in the play Oedipus the King, the major theme in Othello is man's inability to distinguish between what seems to be and what is reliable. Explain how this shared theme of "uncertain vision" is treated somewhat differently in Othello than it is in Oedipus the King.
Both the Shakespeare's Othello and Sophocles' Oedipus the King are based on the idea of uncertain vision. However, the reason supporting the tragedy and the unknown concepts that ensue from each other is typically different in the plays. In the Oedipus play, it is the inescapable clutches of destiny that cause the protagonists not to see whatever is going on behind their backs. Alternatively, in Othello, the reason behind the uncertain vision and the tragedy has a …show more content…
For Othello, the uncertain vision that he encounters is largely as a result of the manipulations of lago and his extreme jealousy (Bethell, 71). His susceptibility to lago's blandishments and his intense jealousy make Othello perceive things differently from what they truly are. Othello sees intrigues and affairs where there are none. After discovering the truth, he utters his speech in the bitter pain of being able to see clearly. Othello's blindness is caused by the actual innocence of Desdemona and the passion of jealousy that is inflamed by the plotting of lago. Alternatively, his failure is the inability to judge character. His is blind to the loyalty of Desdemona and lago's villainy. He hardly seeks alternative explanations for observed facts.
In Othello and A Doll's House, we see a marriage disintegrate because of actions initiated by an evil character. Compare Krogstad's and Lagos's motivations, identifying to what degree either character is personally responsible for the final destruction of either