Love and desire are presented by the writers as the motivation of the main protagonists of the three texts. However, in all three cases, the destructive forces of obsession and jealousy damage and ultimately destroy the protagonists in one way or another, either through their own quests for love and desire or through the manipulative and destructive actions of the antagonists. Arguably, all three authors used their protagonists to represent the error of being in love with the idea of ​​being in love, respectively; and in turn be destroyed by the pursuit of ideals. Gatsby, Blanche, and Othello do not see their love interests for who they really are as people; however, they see them as the representation of what they desire most. To Gatsby, Daisy represents the life of the upper classes and wealth that working-class Gatsby had always dreamed of, making him blind to his materialistic nature and flaws. Mitch for Blanche represented an escape from the past she was running from, a chance for a new beginning, so even though she did not view him romantically, she agrees to marry him. To Othello, Desdemona represented the ideals of purity and loyalty expected of a woman in Elizabethan England. For him, she was the ideal wife, so much so that the idea of ​​her corrupted purity led him to feel the need to "purify" her in order to restore this purity "If I turn you off...I can again restore your old light" in both The Great Gatsby and Othello, it can be argued that Gatsby and Othello had the opportunity to avoid their destruction, but they both desired love so much that it consumed them, and the loss of it, or the perceived loss of it in Othello's case, led to their destructions. . Shakespeare presents Othello's love as so powerful that the idea of ​​losing this ...... middle of paper ...... m, to some extent, their love and desire could be seen as a catalyst for their own destructive self-traits. Othello was not safe because he was a “moor” and most likely already scarred by years of war. Gatsby always pursued the materialistic ideals of the American dream, even from a young age, in an attempt to escape the life he was born into; even his name “Jay Gatsby” is the result of his own need to reinvent himself. And Blanche found herself embroiled in her own web of lies in search of affection and financial security. Blanche needed to feel desirable, like Gatsby, she sought to reinvent herself when she came to the Champs Elysées. The three protagonists of the three texts made the same mistake. As explored by all three writers, the characters' tragic destruction was brought about by their similar natures. All three were "a man who did not love wisely, but too well »..”