Although their stories are very different, Othello, Oedipus, and Nora had different personal flaws that led to the downfall of their lives. They all share the same flaws of dishonesty and pride, but Nora has also shown passivity. For these characters, the monster of dishonesty was present in their lives and marriages and caused pain, anguish and regret. In Shakespeare's play Othello the Moor of Venice, instead of communicating with his wife Desdemona, Othello shared secrets with Iago, which caused his marriage to become infected with dishonesty. After Othello finds the truth. Similar to Othello, Oedipus, whose story is told in Sophocles' play Oedipus the King, is dishonest and proud. However, his pride is not evident at first: to the audience he is a caring king who wants what is best for his kingdom, Thebes. However, his pride is revealed when he refuses to see what is in front of him. Oedipus believes he can avoid his prophecy, but instead of avoiding it he is vividly fulfilling it. The last character to be compared to Othello and Oedipus is Nora Helmer, the protagonist of A Doll's House, a play by Henrik Ibsen. Nora is a caring, free-spirited wife who asks for a loan without consulting her husband Torvald. She is proud of her accomplishments until it begins to haunt her. The lies should be between the people who create them, but they usually aren't. When lies are revealed it can be like a slap in the face, leaving behind a bruise that never fades. Othello, "The Moor of Venice", was a good man, who had influence and control over men and loved his newlywed wife. Desdemona. Othello's downfall came about because of Iago, his advisor, who became obsessed with ruining his life, for himself...... middle of paper ......to, in order to convince the person on the other part of admitting I'm at fault. Regardless of the situation, what was revealed to these characters did not create the outcome they expected. There are high expectations for each character at the beginning of each play, however, the reader begins to discover that they are flawed and that these flaws will ultimately lead to their downfall. Othello, Oedipus and Nora have lost something or someone in their lives due to their character flaws. Although they expected their lives to unfold perfectly and to be blameless, their stories don't end that way. Othello, Oedipus, and Nora acquired an education that forced them to sacrifice what they cared about. Eventually, these characters become haunted by their lies and their lives begin to reek of the stench created by the lies, causing them to act in different ways..