Aristotelian is referring to the Greek philosopher Aristotle or his philosophy (Webster Online Dictionary). According to Dunn (2006), Aristotle was born in 384 B.C.E. in Stagira. After his father’s death, Aristotle spent 20 years in Athens attending and teaching at Plato’s Academy. Plato and Aristotle highly respected each other; however, they often debated many beliefs and theories (Dunn, 2006). Dunn (2006) also noted, Aristotle traveled back to Athens and opened his own school when he was 49, called the Lyceum, writing and teaching his philosophy (Dunn, 2006).…
Aristotle said that a tragic hero has to have certain qualities. Throughout the play Othello’s qualities were easy to spot. His jealous personality was clearly his tragic flaw. His jealousy is what lead him to believe that his wife was having an affair and in the end killing her. Troy Maxson’s tragic flaw was that he was stubborn and jealous that his son had an opportunity that he never did.…
In the epic poem,”The Odyssey” the main character, or protagonist, Odysseus, is a complicated hero. Unlike other Greek heroes such as Achilles, or Hercules, Odysseus is more than just a great warrior. Odysseus has faced creatures bravely and challenges that would have left any regular man running in the opposite direction. One of Odysseus's poor characteristics is that he carries great pride .…
Meanwhile, Othello’s eventual downfall is caused by the tension between his victimization at the hands of outside forces and his own willingness to self-torment. Othello prides himself on being a great general. He gains societal, and self, acceptance through his victories on the battlefield. When the battles are over, Othello has no means of proving himself and his manhood, causing unsettling emotions in his relationship with Desdemona. Othello spends his life punishing people for their betrayals.…
hero is made by his good qualities and his/her passion of being a good human being but some of these fine humans had to loose in the storyline world of Shakespeare due to the great and catchy idea called “tragedy”. As known by the modern world, Shakespeare has made tales and stories of tragic heroes which have left a great mark on today’s modern world. . One of these stories is known by the name of ‘Othello’ which is written by William Shakespeare. Othello is supposedly driven by the author to become a tragic hero; understandingly by these points which are that the fallacies and hoaxed stories (Desdemona proclaimingly betrayed Othello in many ways and vice-versa) wee made, there are liers and evil plotters in society like Iago, Othello…
In spite of Desdemona’s devotion and loving demeanor toward her husband, Othello’s faults shine through and ultimately…
William Shakespeare once wrote, “We all are men, in our own natures frail, and capable of our flesh; few are angels.” Just as Shakespeare once stated that “men” have their flaws, so does Othello. Othello’s jealousy of a possible affair between Desdemona and Cassio that develops throughout the play causes irrational behaviour. Othello’s unwavering trust in Iago causes a sequence of events that ultimately results in a tragic ending for everyone. Othello acting on his impulses without proof of Desdemona betraying him by having an affair with Cassio causes an avoidable tragedy.…
Why does Othello trust Iago so easily? In the opening scene, Iago tells Roderigo that Othello, the general, has promoted Cassio to be his Lieutenant. Iago wants to get revenge on Othello for making Cassio lieutenant. Othello, a moor, marries Brabantio’s daughter but then the Duke summoned Othello to help him to fight with Cyprus to stop a Turkish invasion.…
A Tragedy is a Result of one 's Insecurities A cowardly man will always find spineless reasons behind his actions that may result in a series of disastrous events. In the novel Othello by William Shakespeare, Iago demonstrates the character of an insecure man who encounters insecurities that come in the forms of jealousy, personal/sexuality, and identity. These insecurities have a key role in the development of the play and the creation of Othello’s tragedy.…
Shakespeare has been prominent in his use of recurring themes throughout his works, particularly those of death, love, and betrayal. These themes are all present within Othello. The most prominent is that of jealousy. Specifically, the jealousy that affects most of the male characters in Othello. It is possible to see the jealousy from the beginning to the end of the play and how it ruins the male characters’ lives.…
William Shakespeare’s “Othello, the Moor of Venice” (reprinted in Greg Johnson and Thomas R. Arp, Perrine’s Literature: Structure, Sound, and Sense, 12th ed.) is one of the most well known tragedies across literature. In the famous play, Othello is the Moor that came into the Venetian city as somewhat of an outsider and acquired a high rank so quickly that it bothered many other men at the time. In addition to this, at the start of the play Othello marries Desdemona without her father’s permission and this action angers a number of people. From the beginning of the play, it appears that while most people view Othello with great respect there are a few who are immensely envious and jealous of him. For the duration of the play, it is apparent…
William Shakespeare is one of literatures greatest writers who is best known for his sonnets and plays. One of his most famous plays is Othello. Like most of Shakespeare’s plays, Othello is a tragedy. Othello is the main character of the play who falls in love with Desdemona. Their lives seem to be moving along in happiness, but the infamous Iago has an evil plan in store for them.…
Shakespeare’s Othello is one of his most interesting and controversial plays that really gets at the heart of human nature and questions the concept of perception and people’s relationships with one another. In the play, Othello, a successful general in the Venetian military, is led into jealousy and violence towards his wife from the lies of “honest” Iago. Various scholars of the play have attempted to explain Othello’s character and how such a high-status, noble man could have so easily descended into a simple vengeous murderer. Many theorize that behind Othello’s fragile facade of pride and nobility is a deep-rooted insecurity and naivety that leads him to be suspicious, and later, violent.…
In William Shakespeare’s play, Othello, he shines light on the extremely popular theme of literature, good versus evil. In Othello the forces of goodness and nobility, Desdemona, Emelia, and Cassio, go up against the forces of evil, Iago and eventually Othello. Despite the audience constantly hoping that the pure innocent and side of the conflict will prevail, however the audience is left with a dismal of despair when Iago’s malicious doings and Othello’s irrational actions prevail with the murder of Emelia and Desdemona and the suicide of Othello. Throughout the play Shakespeare reveals the true purity and grace of Desdemona.…
Othello may be a hero but he gets fooled like a villain. In Othello, Othello is what you would call a "tragic hero. " What I mean by that is he may be seen as something that brings hope and goodness but his challenges and his own jealousy bring him at his fall. One of his many challenges is not something but someone. The one and only manipulative Iago.…