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Othello vs Oedipus Rex
And tragedy
Both movies capture the attention of the audience by displaying true forms of tragedy in very similar ways. Both movies were very captivating, setting up the beginning of the movie to end with dramatic irony at the end. The movies also had two separate side stories being told in contrast to the main story line being presented to the rest of the characters in the play. The language in each movie was used very well, spotlighting the severity of certain situations that would arise. Each movie had you waiting in anticipation as to how the story would end up or the fate of a particular character. Both movies were set up using the same themes, the only difference was the detail in which this particular theme was achieved.
“Oedipus Rex” is a tragedy due to Oedipus, being that he is a tragic character. He is a king that has it all, but lets it all fall apart when he finds out his life story. Oedipus has the perfect making for a tragic character due to the fact that he idolizes himself, has it all, and in the end causes his own down fall. He also learns a very valuable lesson in the end, and is made an example of to the rest of the audience. Oedipus lives in a self inflated world, and relies on the way he thinks of himself to keep him going. Unfortunately because of this, he press’s Teiresias to learn his fathers name. In the end it’s not really Oedipus’s fault, and he doesn’t deserve the fate that is handed to him. Oedipus learns a valuable life lesson, and is a perfect example of a tragic hero.
In the movie “Othello,” it turns out to be a story of tragedy for its main character as well. Othello begins his journey as a highly respected soldier, and has all the confidence in the world to go along with it. Unfortunately as the story goes on, Othello loose’s his grasp on reality, and falls from a sane general, to one of absurdness. His main problem that leads to his demise is that he...
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