Tragic Heroes in Euripides Medea, Shakespeares Othello and Boccaccios

The Tragic Heroes in Euripides Medea, Shakespe ars Othello and Boccaccios Decameron, tenth Day, tenth Story passim many great works of literature there are many characters whose acts are either moral or unlawful. In the works Euripides Medea, Shakespeares Othello and Boccaccios Decameron, Tenth Day, Tenth Story, the main characters entirely carry out actions which in nows day and age would be immoral and inexcusable. Medea takes on the most immoral act, in Euripides great tragic work. The morale of today varies greatly with that of the clock periods in which these works were written. Gualtieri from Boccaccios work, Othello from Shakespeares work and Medea from Euripides work were all, for the most part, just in their actions because of the view of the citizens during their time period. These community played an immense part in what was viewed as right and wrong, just as in todays day.In Boccaccios Decameron, Tenth Day, Tenth Story, the main character, Gualtieri wants to test his new wife to experience how loyal she is to him. In the beginning of the play, it is portrayed to the readers that Gualtieri is a very tumesce respected, moral man. After being told that it is nessecary to find a wife, Gualtieri states, I leave do as you request and so shall I have save myself to blame if things turn out badly, I want to be the ane who chooses her, and I tell you now that if she is non honored by you as your lady...you will learn to your displeasure how serious a matter it was to cause me with your requests... (Boccaccio 135).From this statement Gualtieri is portrayed as a compassionate man. He says he will blame no one but himself if things do not work out and once his wife is chosen he orders his people to respe... ...he commits these three immoral acts.The Decameron, Tenth Day, Tenth Story, Othello and Medea are all tragic works, with seemingly tragic heroes. All three heroes, Gualtieri, Othello, and Medea, hurt soul close to them in order to still re tain their pride or end their jealousy towards another. Although many of the trivial standards of the present world are different than that of when the authors were writing, there are many substantial similarities, therefore sagaciousness a character based on only the morals of today would be unjust. Works CitedBoccaccio, Giovanni. The Decameron. New York Penguin, 1982. Euripides. Medea. The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces. Ed. Sarah Lawall. New York and London W. W. Norton & Company, 1999.Shakespeare, William. Othello (c. 1602) E. A. J Honigmann (Ed.) Surrey Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd. 1997.