Every tragic hero has a promising future that is before some fatal flaw in his character overtakes and engulfs all of his actions. With this being said, Othello is no exception and the readers are introduced to a true character who is determined to prove his worth as a husband and noble soldier by talking about his achievements. Unfortunately his position is questionable, so he is easily mislead when situations influence him. Conflicting emotions, suspicious natures and feelings of betrayal lead to ultimate - revenge. The tragic hero, full of promise, certainly falls victim to his own shortcomings and indecisions in his predictable downfall.
Othello, the Moor of Venice, by William Shakespeare, was written in the early 1600’s. This play …show more content…
His mind is poisoned by the jealousy and it leads, to the deaths of Desdemona and Othello. Jealousy is truly the most predominant flaw of this protagonist and the entire play rotates around it. Othello cannot bear the fact that his wife might be having an affair and Iago cleverly plays on this. Jealousy affects almost all of us at sometimes in our lives and in this play it shows its destructive head. (Ringwood, 2010)
The contrast between what is reality and the appearance of something is also used by Shakespeare. With Iago saying that “men should be what they seem” and Iago is clearly not what he seems to be. (Kennedy & Gioia , 2014) To Othello asking for visual proof or proof that can be seen of course what Othello actually sees and hears Cassio is actually talking about another women not Desdemona.
Othello also believes that Cassio has wiped his beard with this precious handkerchief. But the only proof is Iago’s word, who doesn’t like Cassio anyway, and which is more than likely a lie. The most important difference between reality and appearance, in this play, is that Othello continues to assume that Iago is very honest man yet everyone knows he isn’t. Iago has an honest face, which helps hide his deceitfulness to Othello. Othello, however, appears to be strong and courageous, a leading general but he is easily misled into fearing that his wife has been or is actually being …show more content…
(Reilly, 2010) This belief was very strong in Shakespeare’s times. However we should not reject Shakespeare for this because he is reflecting his audience and the time he wrote the play but he also manages to challenge these ideas. His audience would
almost inevitably expect the villain to be black and the hero to be white, but in this play it’s opposite. Secondly, the love between Desdemona’s and Othello is clearly real. It’s not their origins that force them apart its Iago. The main mood of the whole play is somber yet tragic. Iago works his evil almost from the opening scenes, and each new deception that he plans brings greater misery. Othello is a tragedy of love, however, the play does not begin with a direct introduction of the lovers. (Ringwood, 2010)
The conclusion of the play Othello has often been considered the most painful of Shakespeare’s tragedies. The fall of a proud, honorable man, the murder of a graceful, loving women and the unreasoning hatred of a motiveless villain all have suggested fear and pity in onlookers throughout the times. Othello holds a power that is perhaps more immediate and strongly felt for operating on a personal, humane level. (Nostbakken,
Othello, the Moor of Venice, by William Shakespeare, was written in the early 1600’s. This play …show more content…
His mind is poisoned by the jealousy and it leads, to the deaths of Desdemona and Othello. Jealousy is truly the most predominant flaw of this protagonist and the entire play rotates around it. Othello cannot bear the fact that his wife might be having an affair and Iago cleverly plays on this. Jealousy affects almost all of us at sometimes in our lives and in this play it shows its destructive head. (Ringwood, 2010)
The contrast between what is reality and the appearance of something is also used by Shakespeare. With Iago saying that “men should be what they seem” and Iago is clearly not what he seems to be. (Kennedy & Gioia , 2014) To Othello asking for visual proof or proof that can be seen of course what Othello actually sees and hears Cassio is actually talking about another women not Desdemona.
Othello also believes that Cassio has wiped his beard with this precious handkerchief. But the only proof is Iago’s word, who doesn’t like Cassio anyway, and which is more than likely a lie. The most important difference between reality and appearance, in this play, is that Othello continues to assume that Iago is very honest man yet everyone knows he isn’t. Iago has an honest face, which helps hide his deceitfulness to Othello. Othello, however, appears to be strong and courageous, a leading general but he is easily misled into fearing that his wife has been or is actually being …show more content…
(Reilly, 2010) This belief was very strong in Shakespeare’s times. However we should not reject Shakespeare for this because he is reflecting his audience and the time he wrote the play but he also manages to challenge these ideas. His audience would
almost inevitably expect the villain to be black and the hero to be white, but in this play it’s opposite. Secondly, the love between Desdemona’s and Othello is clearly real. It’s not their origins that force them apart its Iago. The main mood of the whole play is somber yet tragic. Iago works his evil almost from the opening scenes, and each new deception that he plans brings greater misery. Othello is a tragedy of love, however, the play does not begin with a direct introduction of the lovers. (Ringwood, 2010)
The conclusion of the play Othello has often been considered the most painful of Shakespeare’s tragedies. The fall of a proud, honorable man, the murder of a graceful, loving women and the unreasoning hatred of a motiveless villain all have suggested fear and pity in onlookers throughout the times. Othello holds a power that is perhaps more immediate and strongly felt for operating on a personal, humane level. (Nostbakken,