Othello's Tragic Flaw

Othello was a tragic hero with many good traits but he had one major flaw. The flaw that I saw Othello have in Shakespeare’s play was Jealousy and eventually all of his Jealousy is turned in to hate. Iago the arch villain in the play made Othello believe that his wife Desdemona and his lieutenant Michael Cassio were having an affair. Othello’s jealousy towards Desdemona and Michael Cassio eventually lead Othello to murder his love, Desdemona, and taking his own life at the end of the play.
You can say that Othello stated doubting Desdemona at the beginning of the play when Desdemona’s father Brabantio warned Othello about Desdemona by saying “Look to her, Moor, if thou hast eyes to see: / She has deceived her father, and may thee” (1.3.291-292.) I think the seed to Othello’s Jealousy was created in act 3 scene 3 when Iago tells Othello “Look to your wife; observe her well with Cassio” (3.3.199.) This got Othello thinking about Desdemona being with Cassio, but he still didn’t truly believe it yet. Iago also warned Othello of jealousy even though he knew he would be jealous. Iago told Othello, “O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! / It is the green-eyed monster, which doth mock/ The meat it feeds on” (3.3.168-169.)
I believe when Othello truly became jealous is when in act 4 he saw Cassio with his handkerchief. That he gave to Desdemona. Othello …show more content…
At the beginning of the play Othello enjoyed seeing Desdemona, and is always expressing how much he loves her. For Example, Othello says to Desdemona, “It gives me wonder great as my content / To see you here before me. O! my soul’s joy,” (2.1.181-182.) Now that his jealousy has clouded him. All he talks about is how awful Desdemona is and how much he wants to kill her. For example, Othello talking to Desdemona, “O devil, devil! / If that the earth could teem with woman’s tears, / Each drop she falls would prove a crocodile. / Out of my Sight!”