... fits this definition as he is the General of Venice. The tragic genre depicts characters of a benevolent nature to suffer the consequences of an evil force. In Othello, we see Iago as the embodiment of evil who is the catalyst for most of the chaos which occurs in the play and his character is sometimes compared to the devil. Othello is proud of the endurances the war has brought upon him ... . His conclusion that Desdemona is "gone" shows how far Iago's suggestions about Cassio and Desdemona have taken Othello. He has gone from believing in his marital happiness to believing in his aban...

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