... flaw that proves fatal. The concept of tragedy and its significance to the individual is explored in a number of texts including the play Othello by William Shakespeare, and the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The representation of tragedy within each text differs according to the ... Gatsby's tragic fall is inevitable. Another element of the genre of tragedy is the catastrophic flaw in the tragic figure. The development of Othello's character centres on the expanding jealousy of the antagonist as the catalyst with which his tragic flaw procures his downfall. Shakespeare's...

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