DRAMATIC AND EPIC VISIONS OF TRAGIC FATE IN SHAKESPEARE AND NAVOI

Abstract

This paper explores the dramatic and epic visions of tragic fate in the works of William Shakespeare and Alisher Navoi. Drawing on Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Navoi’s Farhod and Shirin, the study demonstrates that although both authors address similar existential themes such as suffering, moral choice, and responsibility, they articulate tragedy through fundamentally different aesthetic frameworks. Shakespeare presents tragic fate primarily through dramatic speech, inner monologue, and psychological conflict, where language becomes the main space of action. In contrast, Navoi constructs tragic meaning through epic narration, symbolic action, and ethical generalization, in which suffering is expressed not through introspection but through deeds, endurance, and self-sacrifice. Using a comparative-typological approach combined with close textual analysis, the article argues that language in both traditions is not a neutral medium but an active artistic force that shapes the understanding of human destiny. The analysis reveals two complementary models of tragedy: one rooted in inner conflict and self-reflection, and the other grounded in moral commitment and action.