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A 5 page essay that examines the common theme of uncertain vision in Sophocles' Oedipus Rex and Shakespeare's Othello. The writer argues that in each play, the protagonist is "blinded" by circumstance and ego. Othello and Oedipus each exhibit an uncertain, inaccurate vision of his situation, causing him to make false judgements that lead to an inevitable downfall. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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each play, the protagonist is "blinded" by circumstance and ego. Othello and Oedipus each exhibit an uncertain, inaccurate vision of his situation, causing him to make false judgements that lead
to an inevitable downfall. While the plays are similar in this regard, they diverge in the closing scenes, as Sophocles ends his play with Oedipus beginning to "see" more clearly
now that his physical sight is gone. In other words, there is hope at the end of Oedipus Rex that the protagonist will continue to grow in insight and
maturity. However, there is no such hope at the end of Othello as the Moor kills himself on finding out the truth of his actions, which is that he
has ruthlessly murdered an innocent person. As this suggests, examination of the two plays demonstrates how each playwright handles the theme of uncertain vision in ways that are very different.
Throughout Sophocles play, Oedipus refuses to see his errors in thinking, which are quite evident, just as he refuses to see that his pride is itself an insult to
the gods as he has attempted to thwart the prophecy of the Oracle. Oedipus does this initially by not returning to Corinth and the couple whom he assumes are his
biological mother and father. On leaving the Oracle at Delphi, having heard the dire prophecy that he would murder his father and marry his mother, Oedipus has his destined confrontation
with his biological father, Laius, who is on his way to consult the Oracle concerning the curse of the phoenix that is plaguing his city. Too proud to let the
chariot pass after having been accosted, Oedipus kills Laius and his charioteer. Oedipus murdered out of pride. Yet, he does not admit that he erred in doing so until after
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