The language and style of Navoi and Shakespeare in portraying tragic fate.

Abstract

This article examines how language and style shape the artistic interpretation of tragic fate in the works of William Shakespeare and Alisher Navoi. Drawing on Hamlet and Farhod and Shirin, the study shows that although both writers address similar existential themes, they express tragedy through fundamentally different aesthetic strategies. Shakespeare constructs tragic meaning primarily through psychological speech, inner monologue, and irony, while Navoi conveys it through epic narration, symbolic action, and moral generalization. By applying a comparative-typological approach, the article argues that language in both traditions is not a neutral instrument but a creative force that determines how human suffering, choice, and responsibility are understood. The analysis reveals two complementary models of tragedy: one grounded in inner conflict, the other in ethical sacrifice.