In Shakespeare’s “Othello,” the protagonist, as well as tragic hero, is the main character Othello… obvious enough. While encompassing as the tragic hero, Othello has covered the first Tenet of Tragedy. I was able to infer that this character will be the one that develops a tragic flaw that will ultimately lead to his downfall. Othello has all the characteristics of a tragic hero, not counting his high positions in the armed forces, his inter ties with a Venetian senator, Brabantio alone lead the reader to believe that his nice, loving affair is soon to change. At one point Othello speaks to the duke about Brabantio’s daughter, about how he wants to marry Desdemona, and when the duke began to get upset Othello assures him, “Her father loved
