Is Falling Failure or Freedom?
What defines a "fall"? Some would say that a fall is a freeing from the restrictions of the oppression of a supreme being. Others would say that a fall is the punishment that comes from foolishly disobeying the one who is in authority over you. The falls in book nine of "Paradise Lost" and "Othello" both have parallels in the reasons and methods in which revenge was carried out and perfection was destroyed. But these stories end with different victors and very different balances of power.
The fall of "Paradise Lost" does have motives and patterns common with the fall of "Othello." Each story establishes the authority of a Supreme Being, God the creator and Othello respectively. God the creator made everything that exists, and had control over his creation, which happens to be the vicinity of the setting of Paradise Lost. Othello was in authority over all the characters we become familiar with in the play, making his power and God's power parallel......
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