Similarities Between Othello And Disgraced

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In two plays one being a classic, Othello by William Shakespeare and the other a modern play, Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar each end with a whack both emotionally and physically. The religion that both of the main characters in Othello and Disgraced were raised into have the most instrumental impact on the conclusion of the play’s plot line. Othello and Amir both struggle with fully letting go of the religion in which they were raised in, Othello, from Act 5, Scene 2 shows how Othello battles his new found religion with his old religion, whereas in Disgraced, it is in Scene 3 that we really start to see Amir's views on his past religion, both plays ending in a single act of violence that conclude the play.

In Act 5, Scene 2 in the play Othello we begin to really see the battle at which Othello is experiencing with his old Islamic religion and his new Christian religion. Christianity was the dominant religion in Othello although in a quote by Othello “Are we turned Turks? And to ourselves do that Which heaven hath forbid the Ottomites? For Christian shame, put by this barbarous brawl.” (2.3.161-163) we learn that Christianity was not, in fact, his first religion but rather he was Muslim and converted to Christianity. When Othello says the line “Have you prayed tonight, Desdemon?” (5.2. 26) we get the understanding that this line is coming from his new found religion. This is known because …show more content…

Jory: We?
Amir: Yeah… I guess I forgot...which we I was.
Jory: You’re an American…
Amir: It’s tribal, Jor. It is in the bones. You have no idea how I was brought up. You have to work real hard to root that shit out. (3.pg 62-63)

Amir starts by shedding a dark light on his past religion but very soon begins to praise the religion. He plays this sudden pride on the way in which he was raised. This piece of evidence directly states that Amir feels conflicted feelings towards his religion because of how he was raised and that it is embedded in

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