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A 3 page paper which examines the conflicts in families. The paper examines “Othello” by Shakespeare, “Oedipus the King” by Sophocles, and “A Doll’s House” by Ibsen. No additional sources cited.
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conditions that help develop characters and help develop stories. Without conflict there is often not much of a story to tell and the characters remain dull and lifeless without purpose
and without direction. The following paper examines the conflicts in families found in the plays "Othello" by Shakespeare, "Oedipus the King" by Sophocles, and "A Dolls House" by Ibsen.
Othello The aspects of family in Shakespeares play involve Othello, his new wife Desdemona, and her father the King. Desdemona has, without her fathers knowledge, married the foreigner Othello and
as such she has obviously not behaved as a loyal and obedient daughter. She has not acted like the daughter of a king because she did not seek out his
permission. This creates some conflict but it is not primary nor is it incredibly tense. The King seems to accept this fact rather readily in light of the fact that
Othello is royalty and this makes it acceptable. Then there is the conflict between Othello and Desdemona. This particular conflict would not have even occurred had it not been for
Iago, a man who was determined to have his way, that way being revenge. He was angry that Desdemona had married this foreign man and he was angry that his
position in the court was not higher than it was. He is the source of all conflict in the story for he presents Othello with subtle reasons throughout the play,
that speak of Desdemonas infidelity. The conflicts become more and more intense between the two, as Othello falls for the words of Iago and the claims that Iago has made.
"O, that the slave had forty thousand lives! One is too poor, too weak for my revenge. Now do I see tis true. Look here, Iago; All my fond love
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