Othello, as a tragic Hero
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher. He was born in the city of Macedonia in the land of Stagira, Chalkidice. It is known that he was a prolific writer and extremely good in polymath. Aristotle is believed to have touched and improved upon all the subjects that he could lay his hands on. According to his definition of tragedy and that of a Tragic Hero, the four characteristics of such a hero are:
• Error of Judgement (hamartia).
• The reversal of fortune (peripeteia)
• Excessive Pride (Hubris)
• Recognizing that reversal can be brought by hero’s own actions (anagnorisis)
Othello fits almost all the characteristics and traits that were defined by Aristotle’s Tragic Hero. As the tragic hero must have a noble stature and …show more content…
According to the definition and characteristics of a hero, it is important to affirm that all information given by Aristotle directly connects to Othello. That is why; Othello is primarily referred to as an Aristotelian tragedy. In other words, the suffering, the fight against jealousy from his characters and the good man he showed in the play, primarily qualifies him as a tragic hero. With no doubt, it is worth noting that the play Othello should be categorized as an Aristotelian tragedy.
The play depicts ‘Othello’ as a noble warrior, who is innocent and trusted advisor. This enables Iago to manipulate him. The play portrays Iago to be purely evil (Barnes, Shakespeare, and Aidan 56). As an antagonist, Iago himself is victim of his own jealous nature. His plot to overthrow Othello works, but it also ends with his own death.
Jealousy is referred to as a green-eyed monster and it’s depicted as a thing that must be feared. Iago is said to be planting seeds of jealousy in Othello and then he talks of that 'green-eyed monster '. Jealousy is personified to be a monster. This is in order to show how destructive it is. There is also an instance of jealousy when Iago is seen to tell Othello of a handkerchief, he presents it as the evidence that is necessary to prove Desdemona 's infidelity. It is then that we see jealousy getting a grip deep into Othello 's soul and he starts …show more content…
According to the play, it is important to understand that he has overcome many issues, although not all, however, the racist’s opinions of the people of Venice, made him to be a successful person. It is true that Brabantio did not consider Othello as a good enough man, to be accepted as a son-in-law, however, as audience; it is true that he was an outstanding person. It is also worth agreeing that the play depicts him as a person who lacks status and who was considered as an individual, who had unenviable position of literary being in regards to a moor in Venice where racist elements had taken
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher. He was born in the city of Macedonia in the land of Stagira, Chalkidice. It is known that he was a prolific writer and extremely good in polymath. Aristotle is believed to have touched and improved upon all the subjects that he could lay his hands on. According to his definition of tragedy and that of a Tragic Hero, the four characteristics of such a hero are:
• Error of Judgement (hamartia).
• The reversal of fortune (peripeteia)
• Excessive Pride (Hubris)
• Recognizing that reversal can be brought by hero’s own actions (anagnorisis)
Othello fits almost all the characteristics and traits that were defined by Aristotle’s Tragic Hero. As the tragic hero must have a noble stature and …show more content…
According to the definition and characteristics of a hero, it is important to affirm that all information given by Aristotle directly connects to Othello. That is why; Othello is primarily referred to as an Aristotelian tragedy. In other words, the suffering, the fight against jealousy from his characters and the good man he showed in the play, primarily qualifies him as a tragic hero. With no doubt, it is worth noting that the play Othello should be categorized as an Aristotelian tragedy.
The play depicts ‘Othello’ as a noble warrior, who is innocent and trusted advisor. This enables Iago to manipulate him. The play portrays Iago to be purely evil (Barnes, Shakespeare, and Aidan 56). As an antagonist, Iago himself is victim of his own jealous nature. His plot to overthrow Othello works, but it also ends with his own death.
Jealousy is referred to as a green-eyed monster and it’s depicted as a thing that must be feared. Iago is said to be planting seeds of jealousy in Othello and then he talks of that 'green-eyed monster '. Jealousy is personified to be a monster. This is in order to show how destructive it is. There is also an instance of jealousy when Iago is seen to tell Othello of a handkerchief, he presents it as the evidence that is necessary to prove Desdemona 's infidelity. It is then that we see jealousy getting a grip deep into Othello 's soul and he starts …show more content…
According to the play, it is important to understand that he has overcome many issues, although not all, however, the racist’s opinions of the people of Venice, made him to be a successful person. It is true that Brabantio did not consider Othello as a good enough man, to be accepted as a son-in-law, however, as audience; it is true that he was an outstanding person. It is also worth agreeing that the play depicts him as a person who lacks status and who was considered as an individual, who had unenviable position of literary being in regards to a moor in Venice where racist elements had taken