... himself or from an outside figure/source; the third characteristic is a moment of self-realisation or self-awareness and the last characteristic is that the fall of the hero results in death. Othello is portrayed as a well-respected citizen within the Venetian society. He can be seen as an intelligent and heroic military leader whose skill is indeed very valuable and necessary ... white dominated society, he has a strong desire to maintain his social standing, and is prepared to sacrifice anything which threatens his reputation, which leads to the eventual death of Desdemona. Othello is...

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... himself or from an outside figure/source; the third characteristic is a moment of self-realisation or self-awareness and the last characteristic is that the fall of the hero results in death. Othello is portrayed as a well-respected citizen within the Venetian society. He can be seen as an intelligent and heroic military leader whose skill is indeed very valuable and necessary ... white dominated society, he has a strong desire to maintain his social standing, and is prepared to sacrifice anything which threatens his reputation, which leads to the eventual death of Desdemona. Othello is...

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... is the inseparable idea of nobility. He "is a conspicuous person, a person of high degree. " The conspicuous characteristics Othello start with how he looks. Othello is a dark man living in Venice, Italy. He is big in size and also a Moor (non-Christian). He may be from the outside, but he is confident, noble. He has won many wars, and "commands life a full soldier (II ... . The hamartia of the hero must have a connection with the sin, and the hero must possess hybris, which then leads to the fall of the hero, and then the inevitable, death. This tragedy is a tragedy because the moral la...

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... tragedy, the characters must displays some. If every action is controlled by a hero's destiny, then the hero's death can't be avoided, and in a tragedy the sad part is that it could. Hamlet's death could have been avoided many times. Hamlet had many opportunities to kill Claudius, but did not take advantage of them. ... allow himself to be led back to Venice in chains. A tragic hero must not back down from his position. He also has to have free will, in order to stand up for what he believes in. Finally, the audience must have some sympathy for the tragic hero. In MacBeth, although MacB...

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... tragedy, the characters must displays some. If every action is controlled by a hero's destiny, then the hero's death can't be avoided, and in a tragedy the sad part is that it could. Hamlet's death could have been avoided many times. Hamlet had many opportunities to kill Claudius, but did not take advantage of them. ... allow himself to be led back to Venice in chains. A tragic hero must not back down from his position. He also has to have free will, in order to stand up for what he believes in. Finally, the audience must have some sympathy for the tragic hero. In MacBeth, although MacB...

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... stray into a type of madness and governs their actions later. Both characters react in a similar fashion when they seek death as payback to apparent betrayal. Titus kills anyone and everyone that has betrayed him in some way. Othello kills himself, feeling betrayed most by his own ignorance. Both feel that death is the proper punishment for those who betray. Betrayal also causes each character ... wife Desdemona for her alleged infidelity and then by taking his own life. Othello does not seek revenge for betrayal as Titus does, and goes as far as to say death is too good for the manipul...

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