... Indian- who cast away a pearl worth more than all of his tribe. Finally, Othello recalls a time where he defended Venice by killing a Turkish enemy, and then stabs himself in a re-enactment of his earlier act; thereby casting himself as both insider and outsider, enemy and defender of the state. ... to the greedy pursuit of money. Together, his downfall and subsequent death, result from his stark refusal to accept what he cannot control - the passage of time. "Can't repeat the past? Why of course you can!- In comparison to Othello, the tragic hero is able to accept Iago's manipulation ...

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