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An 11 page paper which compares and contrasts two of Shakespeare’s most famous tragic couples, and how they represent the concept of forbidden love. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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and Romeo and Juliet? They are people who meet quickly, fall passionately in love, marry, and die shortly thereafter. It is as if they are shooting stars who
are on a collision course with destiny. What makes their lives fated to end in tragedy? Perhaps it is because the love, which penetrates every aspect of their
being to the point of replacing emotion with reason has been forbidden by everything and everyone. They are couples who were not supposed to meet, let alone fall in
love, and when they did, there was a high price to pay. Ever since Eve tempted Adam with the apple in the Garden of Eden, there has been a
fascination with that which is considered taboo -- a thrill of doing something one isnt supposed to be doing. But when human beings succumb to pleasures deemed illicit, there
can be no turning back. I. Desdemona and Othello: Opposites Attract Had Venice not been at war with the Turks, it is doubtful that Desdemona Brabantio would have ever
crossed paths with General Othello, commander of the Venetian troops. Desdemona was a child of extreme privilege, having lived a sequestered life as the daughter (and only child) of
esteemed Senator Brabantio. She has maintained a childish naivet? about the world, because she has not seen much of it, beyond the secure environment of her parental home.
When she meets the sophisticated Commander Othello, she is immediately enthralled by the much-older mans stories, and by the fact that as a Moor, he looks far different from anyone
she has ever met. Her compassionate nature is also touched by Othellos sensitivity. It doesnt take Desdemona long to fall deeply in love with Othello. She quickly
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