Othello, The Moor Of Venice

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“Othello, the Moor of Venice”, by William Shakespeare’s a drama of a “tragic hero”, according to Aristotle, it a serious of actions within incidents and manipulation that will begin to take shape and will lead him into fear, pity and towards the characters and eventually ultimate defeat. Othello Moor of Venice is expressed with an embellished language, the play should be in a form action, and not narration and is designed for a downfall that will cause suffering and eventually defeat after he kills his wife. Aristotle listed six fundamental parts, namely plot, characters, diction, thought spectacle, and melody which is shown as the power shifts within this story between the two main character Othello and Iago. Aristotle believe that this

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