... saved Oedipus the family and the state. Instead the revelation of the truth will bring on many tragedies that will influence and bring death to the family and conflict between Antigone and Creon. It is furthermore obvious that Jocasta and the shepherd had a similar idea as they urged him to stop investigating. Furthermore there is also the question of the self ... discovered Iago on time, the situation would have never escalated and the tragedy could easily have been avoided. The conflict in Othello is actually much more similar to that in Antigone where the refusal or failure of the ma...

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