Othello, Odyssey, are these two names often in our field of vision?
Many literary works, advertising words, lyrics, can always encounter them by chance.
However, looking familiar, can you really tell the difference?
Today's article, succinctly, tells you what the difference is between the two of them.
Trojan War
In fact, Othello and Odyssey are completely different things, and they have nothing to do with each other.
Othello
"Othello" is a personal name and the name of a literary work.
This literary work, called Othello, is one of Shakespeare's four tragedies, and the protagonist in the work is called Othello.
The protagonist, Othello, is a general of a certain country, and he falls in love with desdemona, the daughter of the elder, but Othello has a sinister flag officer, Iagu, who is bent on getting rid of Othello.
Iago, the bad guy, stirs up Othello's feelings for Desdemona and frames Desdemona for having an affair with vice admiral Cassio.
Unexpectedly, Othello actually believed it, and strangled his wife in a fit of anger. In the end, he knew the truth and regretted it, but people could not be resurrected from the dead, and Othello finally chose to draw his sword and kill himself.
Othello strangled Desdemona
Othello, a hero on the battlefield, a poor worm in love, his inferiority, credulity, jealousy, and irritability eventually led to a tragic end to his life.
Odyssey
The "Odyssey" is the name of a literary work, which, together with the Iliad, makes up the monumental homeric poem.
The protagonist of "Odyssey" is called Odysseus, and he is a great character.
After the end of the Trojan War, the generals all went home, but Eddseus did not return, he was trapped at sea, after ten years of adventure, encountered all kinds of demons and ghosts, and finally returned home.
Odysseus, a man of great resourcefulness but also a strong will, wandered for ten years without indelibly destroying the slightest conviction in him.
He always remembered his hometown, missed his wife, and with amazing perseverance and a keen mind, he finally set foot on his homeland.
Eddseus set foot on his homeland
The overall feeling of "Odyssey" is magnificent, which is why it is called "epic".
Although Othello and Odyssey sound like very tall classical literature, when you really understand them, you will find that they are not so unfathomable.
In fact, in our spare time, we can also try to pick up books and look at these classic masterpieces, and once you really touch them, you will find that they are not far away at all.
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