A masterful playwright and poet named William Shakespeare in the Seventeenth century wrote both the tragedies Macbeth and Othello. In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the idea of one character becoming both victim and villain is introduced. Macbeth falls prey to others’ deception, and is supplanted with greed and hate when three witches trick him. When told that he is going to be King of Scotland, Macbeth does whatever he can to insure his property. In Macbeth’s quest for power, he gains a flaw that ends in a deteriorated relationship with Lady Macbeth, and his eventual defeat. Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello, written in 1604, is based on a tale that circulated in books at that time. Othello is one of Shakespeare’s most romantic heroes. Othello is solemn, self-controlled, and steeled by the experience of countless perils and hardships. Iago is very angry with Othello for not making him second in command. Therefore, he is dedicated to revenge!

. He nearly accomplishes his plan because of his power and uncanny ability to fabricate the truth. This untruthfulness leads to the death of his one and only love, Desdemona, as well as, bringing about

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Othello owns the same regret and guilt as Macbeth. While Macbeth kills a friend, Othello kills more. He murders a lamb, pure and innocent and his one true love. In his initial self-loathing and remorse at realizing the truth of Desdemona’s innocence, Othello is genuinely anguished. “This look of thine will hurt my soul from heaven, / And fiends will snatch at it” (V, ii, 325-326). It is clear that he is in torment due to her death, and because he himself does the deed. He condemns himself not for his rashness or judgmental faults, but rather for the murderous sin he commits as he reflects upon his sorrow “of one whose hand, /…threw a pearl away” (V, ii, 404).

his own demise. The similarities between these two men go far beyond coincidence; however, there are many points in the two men that are undisputedly different.

Desdemona is willing to leave the life she has lived in order to fulfill the wishes of Othello. She organizes her life intelligently and shows courage, love, and loyalty in following her husband.

Macbeth is a brave man and once he puts his mind to gaining control of the throne, no one can stand in his way. However, like many seemingly confident men, Macbeth has someone pulling his strings, controlling his every move and decision. He is responsible for putting power into Lady Macbeth’s hands and letting her influence him. Macbeth allows himself to be manipulated into killing Duncan. This is shown when Macbeth states, “This nights great business into my dispatch;/ Which shall to all are nights and days to come / Give solely sovereign and sway masterdom” (I, v, 75-77). Macbeth could have easily told his wife to forget her plans. Instead he allows himself to be influenced by her sadistic plot.

Although Othello has made an enormous mistake by killing Desdemona, giving up is not his style. Instead, he reacts in the way a noble man should after mistakenly killing his wife. Othello is a great tragic hero, the seemingly u

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