ent law to the New Testament grace. Othello provided a picture of the fallibility of humanity. When presented with a choicebetween good and evil, Othello mistakenly chose evil. Of course, his decision had beenshaped by Iago who quite possibly was the Devil incarnate. After realizing his error,Othello attempted to rectify the situation by killing himself. This showed that withoutdivine intervention, sin cannot be atoned for. Good did not exude from Othello's suicide,only a sad perpetuation of the evil that had already been evident throughout the story. Finally, The Winter's Tale provided not only a culmination to the career of Shakespeare,but also one of his final portrayals of the nature of Christianity. Throughout his work,Shakespeare moved from writing comedy to history to tragedy to romance. After thingslooked their bleakest in his work (see King Lear), Shakespeare took a slightly moreoptimistic view and began writing romances, which also could be known astragi-comedies. These stories moved from a very bleak beginning to a positive ending thatwas very bittersweet. Just as the death and resurrection of Jesus was a bittersweet tale,Shakespeare's romances combined tragedy with a good ending, making the eventualhappiness found better appreciated. In conclusion, it is observed that, Shakespeare's plays ranged from light-hearted comediesto gut-wrenching tragedies. Characters of the highest character as well as the mostimmoral, nefarious persons to grace the stage appeared in his works. He told tales of loveand revenge. The scope of Shakespeare's work seemed to cover almost all aspects of life.Through all of these tales, the theme that occurred consistently was the spiritual longingof every individual for love . Shakespeare's plays move from a hope in political salvationto a desire for spiritual salvation, just like the Bible does. All of his plays end with somehope that life will go on and things will get better, just as Christianity hopes...
