“It has been said that if the protagonists of Hamlet and Othello were reversed, there would have been no tragedy: Hamlet would have seen through Iago in no time and Othello would not have hesitated to kill King Claudius.” – Barbara Tuchman, from The March of Folly, p. 231
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M.C. Tuggle, Writer 
Great one.
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Laleh,
There’s nothing like the cross-pollination of disciplines to generate new insights. Tuchman is an historian rather than a scholar of literature, but her insight is spot on. And as I’ve commented before, she’s an historian with the soul of a born story teller.
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What a great concept. Very thought-provoking quote! Thanks for sharing.
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What a fascinating quote. Wow. Of course, it’s the protagonists’ fatal flaws that are so highly critical to a successful tragedy. Thanks for sharing.
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