It is his flaw - he trusts too easily. When he must choose between Desdemona's honesty and Iago's alleged honesty, he cries, "If she be false, O, then Heaven mocks itself! I"ll not believe it." (3.3.278-279) He does need to believe in his wife, as he needs to trust Iago too. He needs to believe in his friend, Iago, who has served him well: "O brave Iago, honest and just, that hast such noble sense." (5.1.31-32) Because of his need to trust and his deep unrealistic love for Desdemona, Othello is easily swayed by Iago's lies on Desdemona. This finally leads to Othello's loss of reason. He is infected so deeply by Iago's poison, he feels it is his duty to destroy his new bride or "else she"ll betray more men." (5.2.6) He deceives himself and is doomed to face the consequences of his actions. Our antagonist, Iago, also becomes responsible for his actions in the end. Iago acts on revenge against Othello, simply because he is overlooked for a promotion in Othello's army. Like Othello, Iago is well liked and trusted. He reinforces his honesty and loyalty to Othello and conceals his disappointment and plans for revenge. Jealousy overwhelms Iago. He is very persuasive with his words. For example, in Act 3, Scene 3, Iago makes Othello imagine Desdemona "topped" (398) by the young Cassio. His language is savage and brutal throughout the play. Iago, however, does not realize the immensity of the situation and in the process kills his wife, Emilia, and is promised rightful punishment in the end.
This tragedy begins with Iago, a soldier in the Venetian army, and Roderigo, a former suitor of Brabantio's daughter Desdemona arguing in the streets of Venice over Desdemona's marriage with the Moor, Othello. Iago loathes Othello, because Othello passed him up for a promotion. The promotion went to a soldier, Cassio, who learned from books and had no field experience. And so the conflict begins and Iago starts a plan for revenge.
As he also happens to fit all of the criteria of a tragic hero. ... What exactly contributes to Othello's tragic heroism? ... In summary, I consider Othello as a tragic hero because he was also very self centered and interested, along with him being gullible on top of all that. ... First of all, the entire story, or theme was a tragedy in itself. What makes the story a tragedy? ...
Othello embodies the very essence of what has come to be known as the tragic hero. ... Othello carries all the traits that have come to be identified with the aforementioned tragic hero. ... This is characteristic of many a tragic heroes. ... This is part of the omnipotent tragic flaw that governs Othello's actions and determines his fate. ... Therefore, Othello's character not only allows him to achieve the respect and adversity that tragic heroes usually encounter, but it is also the very essence of what gives him the opportunity to become so well-respected in the first place...
The popular story allows the ignorance of each character's real situation become the irony of what they say. ... His pride blinds him from connecting the story of when the king was murdered and when he killed a man. ... Shakespeare, on the other hand, uses jealousy as the tragic flaw of Othello. ... - Iago knows that jealousy is Othello's tragic flaw, the one thing that will bring him down. ... This tragic flaw of jealousy created Othello's downfall, similar to how pride was the tragic flaw that brought down Oedipus. ...
But in any moment of the story Desdemona truly commits a sinful act that could inculpate her. ... Sadly, his wickedness last long enough to wreck Othello's mind and cause a tragic end to the story. ... And last but not least, these images play a role in giving the overall theme of a tragic flaw to the story. Othello is characterized as the tragic hero whose imperfection brings him down. ... As she explains in the website, "Othello's tragic flaw was jealousy which flared at suspicion and rushed into action unchecked by calm common sense and he had internalized, that is taken in...
The Shakespearean plan, Othello, we meet what is said to be a tragic hero. This essay will show you through a series of events how Othello truly is the tragic hero. ... Othello, being the tragic hero of the story, is succumbed with passion, and can't see the truth, plots to kill Desdemona. ... In the end Othello is the true tragic hero. ... He is the tragic hero. ...
The following paragraphs will attempt to show just how Othello's tragic fate came to be and the motives behind his actions. ... His character traits are similar to that of the serpent in the story of Adam and Eve. ... This evil rooted act is what eventually leads to the tragic ending of this play. ... After saying these words, Othello takes his own life. ... Othello is man....
Othello's characteristics and surrounding circumstances are what make him a tragic hero in a play with tragic outcomes. Othello is a tragic hero in his play as he is a great man brought under by a superior intellect. ... Othello's fate also contributes to his status as a tragic hero. ... Emilia reveals the full story to him with Cassio's word behind her. ... It is Othello's presence and his and the other characters fate that makes Othello the ultimate tragedy with the ultimate tragic hero. ...
Othello Othello, by William Shakespeare, is a story of a heartbreaking and tragic hero, Othello. ... As the story carries on, Iago discovers the secret marriage of Othello and Des. ... Iago tells Othello the story, that he has generated and created and then Othello strips Cassio of his title and position as Lieutenant. ... After reading Shakespeare's, "Othello" I concluded that it could be the most tragic play Shakespeare ever wrote. It is so tragic that no one character survives by the end of the play. ...
