... but doesn't even attempt to save her, instead he allows her to die. To save her would be to bring his murderous plot out in the open, so he says nothing, trying to salvage his plan. The wanting of power had overcome him much that he was emotionally numb. He cared only about himself, and how to keep himself in the control ... conflicted with while conducting this rampage. He became enraged and jealous when the General Othello, promoted a less experienced soldier, Cassio, to lieutenantacy instead of him. This fueled the murderous plot that Iago would set motion. In the end the lives of ma...

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... situation that makes the two "uncertain visions" different? If ever a tragedy was described that had no other culprit but the destiny or the will of gods, than that is the story of Oedipus. The plot is well known around the world and shows that even though one may struggle to do everything correctly, "if something is written" than it ... 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 main characters to clarify their issues leads...

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