Othello's inability to judge other character causes Othello to downfall and to go down in every thing in his life that he has worked hard for to earn it. ... Othello Judgment was easily manipulated by the talks of Iago is seen in this line (Othello: "DEVIL- (STRIKES HER) When Othello strikes Desdemona; he shows the cruelty of his change and show's Othello's downfall. ... In Shakespeare's Othello, the characters of Othello and Cassio greatly contribute to their own downfalls. ... Othello is a very complex character. ... Othello is a very trusting man, a bit too trusting. ...

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Lastly, the entire play of Othello revolves around the temptation of Othello by Iago. ... As a result, Othello's jelousy of Iago brings him to his downfall. ... Because of these actions and feelings, Othello hits his bride. ... From that point forward, it is all downhill for Othello. ... He does this, making Othello's suspicions work against him, making him ask and from there onwards puts concocted words into Othello's mind. ...

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There are many examples of this situation in Shakespearean plays; in Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Claudius commits his evil acts because of his greed for the throne; in Macbeth, Lady Macbeth is so moved by her greed for wealth and power that she forces her husband to commit murder, and in Othello, Moor of Venice, Iago rips apart the lives of innocent people because of his greed for power and attention. ... Iago, from Othello, the Moor of Venice, appears to epitomize the phrase "pure evil," and at first his actions seem to originate from this simple cause. ... Because of his self-indulgence...

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Macbeth Macbeth is a Scottish general and the thane of Glamis who is led to wicked thoughts by the prophecies of the three witches, especially after their prophecy that he will be made thane of Cawdor comes true. Macbeth is a brave soldier and a powerful man, but he is not a virtuous one. He is ea...

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In the beginning of the play, even though we could consider him a villain in the play, and irrevocably evil, his poor feeble characteristics discreetly separates himself from villains like Iago in Othello, who is able to live through the self guilt and his conscience. ...

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In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, we discover that Macbeth is a tragic hero. Macbeth is very ambitious, courageous, and a moral coward: all these things lead to his tragic death at the end of the play. At the beginning of the play, Shakespeare defines Macbeth as a hero very clearly. From the courages in defense of Scotland is significant in the opening scene. However, he is very ambitious to be king. ...

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Macbeth is the first one of the many of Shakespeare's great tragedies. It is a compelling drama about the success, deceit, and disintegration of a brave but flawed human being. Its diagnosis of evil is as apt today as it was when The King's Men first presented the play. I am most interested in...

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