... of the death of two entirely innocent characters. In each play, the villain used the weaknesses of those who they intended to harm. Had Othello and Gloucester looked deeper into the stories they were told they could have prevented the tragedies. In Hamlet, the tragedy occurred when Hamlet did not ... wanted. This is the only tragedy in which it really seems that the villain has won. Iago is left alive while Desdemona and Othello are dead. However, Othello did finally at the end take charge of his life by controlling his own death. He also took responsibility for his weaknesses and ... h...

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Shakespeare authored King Lear around 1605, between Othello and Macbeth, and it is usually ranked with Hamlet as one of Shakespeare's greatest plays. The setting of King Lear is as ... and noblemen are to the depredations of unscrupulous children and thus how fragile the fabric of Elizabethan society actually was. Shakespeare authored King Lear around 1605, between Othello and Macbeth, and it is usually ranked with Hamlet as one of Shakespeare's greatest plays. The setting of King Lear is as far removed from Shakespeare ... and noblemen are to the depredations of unscrupulous children and thu...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate