... serves to solidify and give direction towards the eventual outcome. Act IV is a sort of transition and prelude to Act V in which the final crisis occurs and the play is resolved. Two of Shakespeare's most widely recognized tragedies are Hamlet and Othello. Both of these plays have in ... and dramatized. The characters are all given names and personalities along with motives and feelings. The hero, who was previously known as simply "the Moor" becomes Othello. Othello, much more than most of Shakespeare's tragedies, embodies the true spirit of Aristotle's view of the classic tragedy. The ...

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