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Conflicts in Relationships by James Carvill In Othello, the Moor of Venice by Shakespeare, A Doll House by Henrik Ibsen, Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, and The Glass Managerie by Tennessee Williams involve relationships and the development of the characters through conflicts in their relationships. For Othello it was Iago’s deception and Othello’s jealousy, and for Nora and Torvald in A Doll House it was their doomed marriage, In Oedipus Rex the prophecy doomed …

…which lead Nora to leave. And finally for Tom leaving his sister and mother he is giving them freedom to grow because he does not want them to be dependant on him. The concept of abandonment for loving a spouse too much was prevalent in all of these plays and is the reason for many of the disagreements. It is this constant struggle and lack of control that drove the marriages and spousal relationships apart.