The same type of prophecy can be seen in Oedipus the King when Oedipus first meets the blind profit, Tiresias. ".detected in his very heart of home: his children's father and their brother, son and husband to his mother, bed-rival to his father and assassin." Both prophecies are the same not only because they pertain to family, but also because both quotes are very crucial to the plays because they both lead to the downfall of the tragic hero. Another incident where prophecy occurred in the play was when Desdemona tells the story of Barbara, Desdemona's mother's maid, who sang a song of "willow". "An old thing 't was, but it express'd her fortune, and she died singing it: that song to-night will not go from my mind.(75)." This quote is an example of prophecy because it's foreshadowing that Desdemona will die because she won't let the song go from her mind.

             The third element of a tragedy is flaw. Flaw can be either hubris or anger. "By heaven, that should be my handkerchief (64)!" This quote shows the jealousy that Othello has over the fact that Desdemona is being unfaithful to him. In Oedipus the king .

             anger can be seen when Tiresias tells Oedipus that he is the evil that haunts the town. "Good riddance too! You're nothing but a nuisance here, and one I can do without." This is an example of how powerful anger can be because of the anger that Othello feels, he can't even stand to look at the woman that he loves. Once Othello finds out that Desdemona is being unfaithful to him, he approaches her looking for an explanation. "O devil, devil! If that the earth could teem with woman's tears, each drop she falls would prove a crocodile. Out of my sight (67)!" This quote shows how Othello's jealousy has turned into rage, a form of anger.

             The third element of a tragedy is recognition, which can be seen when Emilia hears Othello mentions the handkerchief, after he killed Desdemona.