<p>CAN SUCCESS BE DISASTROUS?
Success. Disaster. Very often, these two words are inter-related. Success is different for different people. It is an achievement with provides contentment along with happiness. But it sometimes takes the erroneous direction. It becomes 'disastrous'. this notion is illustrated in Shakespeare's tragedies, Othello and Julius Caeser and the story of Tutankhamen, an egyptian pharaoh.</p>
<p>Othello, a tragedy that makes most hearts snivel, is the story of how an insecure, black man, Othello killed his innocent wife, Desdemona just because of the distrust that rose in his mind. This story isn't based upon success, its based upon character and misjudgment. But the deeds of Iago, the antagonist, reveal how he, for achieving success, destroyed the lives of Desdemona, Othello and Cassio. Cassio was a very close friend, or as I may say, was next to kin of Othello. he was going to get a promotion from Othello, who held the supreme power. Iago hopped into the situation as he wanted that promotion more than anything. And thus, he devised a plan to persuade Othello that his wife, Desdemona, was cheating on him with Cassio. Othello had always been insecure because of his black color and was honored when Desdemona, a beautiful, fair lady proposed to marry him. to get Cassio out of his way, Iago planted seeds of doubt in Othello's mind. And Othello, who was vulnerable at that time, strangled his wife to death, releasing a death order for Cassio as well. This example shows that Cassio was successful in his life, but faced unduly bad circumstances. and all of this happened because of success. It happened because of the passion for success. And it happened because of one person's jealousy towards the success of another, thus proving success to be disastrous in this particular case.</p>
<p>Another one of Shakesperare's plays, Julius Caeser, provides a substantial example of this supposition. The play revolves around the assassination of Julius Ceaser, by a group of individuals that included hid dearest friend, Marcus Brutus. Ceaser was about to become king of the capitol of Rome, but was murdered the night before the swearing took place. The conspirators included people who were either jealous of his success, or those who wanted to take revenge on him. Even his closest friend, Brutus turned against him. And all of this was mainly because he was about to climb what was the highest ladder of success for him. Unfortunately, success became catastrophic for him.</p>
<p>The death of Tutankhamen proves to be another illustration of the notion. Tutankhamen, to Tut, became a pharaoh in his teenage years. He was a successful king, had moral values, and believed in his principles. Everything was going perfect in his kingdom. Until he was found dead one day. His death is being investigated till date. But there is no concrete evidence. Even so, some people believe that he was murdered out of sheer jealousy. Who wouldn't be jealous of a seventeen-year-old running his own empire? CT(computer tomography) scans of his body reveal a blood clot in his brain and a leg fracture which didn't heal before his death. These are believed to be reasons for his death, or the signs of murder. This shows that success proved to be disastrous, even deadly for Tut, who accomplished a lot in his short life span.</p>
<p>Thus, I would say that success is a great thing, achieved only after the hardest challenges. But success is not always beneficial. Sometimes, it picks up the wrong direction and goes on to destroy lives. However, that shouldn't stop people from aiming to reach heights, it should just be regarded as a cautionary explanation. After all, how much ever disastrous success may be, it definitely motivates and pushed people to greater heights!</p>